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Suriname

Suriname ( SOOR-ih-NAM, -⁠NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America. Situated slightly north of the equator within the tropics, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforests, the highest proportion of forest cover in the world. Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. It is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory, with around 612,985 inhabitants in an area of approximately 163,820 square kilometers (63,251 square miles). The capital and largest city is Paramaribo, home to roughly half the population. Suriname was inhabited as early as the fourth millennium BC by various indigenous peoples, including the Arawaks, Caribs, and Wayana. Europeans arrived in the 16th century, with the Dutch establishing control over much of the country's current territory by the late 17th century. During the Dutch colonial period, Suriname was a lucrative source of sugar. Its plantation economy was initially driven by African slave labour; with the abolition of slavery in 1863, indentured... [More]
  • Last : 65,614.43
  • High : 68,074.28
  • Low : 65,586.71
  • Max Fluctuation : 715.87
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.6%
  • Open : 67,585.14
  • Time : 07:03:21
  • Yesterday : 67,339.34
  • Change % : 2.63%
  • Change : 1,724.91
  • Last : 2,161.39
  • High : 2,162.78
  • Low : 2,158.91
  • Max Fluctuation : 1.66
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.11%
  • Open : 2,160.44
  • Time : 07:04:56
  • Yesterday : 2,160.44
  • Change % : 0.04%
  • Change : 0.95
  • Last : 82.06
  • High : 82.22
  • Low : 82.01
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.07
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.04%
  • Open : 82.21
  • Time : 07:04:06
  • Yesterday : 82.23
  • Change % : 0.21%
  • Change : 0.17
  • Last : 0.9175
  • High : 0.9181
  • Low : 0.9175
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : -
  • Time : 18 Mar
  • Yesterday : 0.9175
  • Change % : 0%
  • Change : 0

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
236 -129 208 367
Capital Flows
-21.8 -193 60.1 384
Consumer Price Index CPI
766 94.3 759 766
Coronavirus Cases
82495 0 82467 82495
Coronavirus Deaths
1377 0 1376 1377
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
81.82 0 81.74 84.62
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
505699 0 505189 505699
Corporate Tax Rate
36 34.5 36 36
Corruption Index
40 30 40 45
Corruption Rank
87 49 85 100
Credit Rating
15 23 Jun
Crude Oil Production
13 5 14 16.48
Currency
34.98 2.67 34.98 38.62
Current Account
40.3 -225 75.1 248
Current Account to GDP
2.1 -30.44 5.7 53.23
Deposit Interest Rate
11.6 6.2 11.1 11.6
Ease of Doing Business
162 19 Dec 165
Exports
621 265 507 739
External Debt to GDP
67 7 82.8 82.8
Fiscal Expenditure
25149 22 Dec 15119 SRD Million
Food Inflation
28.5 -1.14 36.1 71.7
Foreign Direct Investment
90.7 -83.2 -7.9 148
GDP
3.62 0.1 3.08 5.24
GDP Annual Growth Rate
2.1 -16 -2.7 10.8
GDP Constant Prices
15456 7669 15081 17959
GDP per capita
7142 3874 7030 9387
GDP per capita PPP
15048 12738 14811 19778
Gold Reserves
1.46 0.56 1.46 8.75
Government Budget
-0.9 -18.4 1.7 5.7
Government Budget Value
-1799 22 Dec 1411 SRD Million
Government Debt
66882 21 Dec 46982 SRD Million
Government Debt to GDP
117 16.86 114 121
Government Revenues
24350 22 Dec 16010 SRD Million
IP Addresses
49087 17 Mar 50539 IP
Imports
392 221 373 594
Inflation Rate
29.6 -11.68 33.2 586
Inflation Rate Mom
0.9 -1.7 0.3 15.6
Interbank Rate
30 0 30 85
Interest Rate
10 4 10 18
Internet Speed
2103 17 Mar 2752 KBps
Lending Rate
15.1 11.5 14.9 16.2
Personal Income Tax Rate
38 38 38 38
Population
0.62 0.29 0.61 0.62
Unemployment Rate
8 6.6 8.2 17.3
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
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