CFI Data on Suriname
We offer a data-driven country report for Suriname that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Suriname.
Trade agreement information for Suriname
Does Suriname belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?
Member of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) since 01/01/2006
Other members:
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Which trade deals does Suriname have through its membership of the CSME?
CARIFORUM - UK economic partnership agreement (from 01/01/2021)
What bilateral trade deals are there between Suriname and other countries and economic unions?
None
Trade between Suriname and the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
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Its population in 2018 was 568,301 [1]
In 2015, 24.91% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 2.00% [2]
In 2018 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn0.13 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2018 was 8.40% [3]
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