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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 20 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 125,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 2 state-owned TV stations; 1 state-owned radio station; multiple private radio and TV stations (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .sr
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 78% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 20 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 129,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 142 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 902,000 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” rice, sugarcane, oranges, vegetables, chicken, cassava, plantains, pineapples, eggs, citrus fruits (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $1.648 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $863 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $76.321 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $148.118 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $9.306 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $2.645 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” upper middle-income South American economy; new floating currency regime; key aluminum goods, gold, and hydrocarbon exporter; new IMF plan for economic recovery and fiscal sustainability; controversial hardwood industry
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 9.31 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 18.239 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 24.709 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 36.776 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 33.181 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, fish, refined petroleum, wood, tobacco (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Switzerland 49%, UAE 28%, Guyana 5%, USA 4%, France 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $2.6 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $2.533 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $2.793 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $4.714 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 7.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 39.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 48.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022.text β€” 39.2 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 30.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 2.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, ships, excavation machinery, trucks, tobacco (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 22%, China 12%, Netherlands 11%, Trinidad & Tobago 9%, Guyana 8% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $2.342 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $2.203 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $2.571 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 2.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” gold mining, oil, lumber, food processing, fishing
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 52.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 51.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 16.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 255,500 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 75.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $11.68 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $11.976 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $12.316 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 2.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 2.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 2.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $18,700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $19,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $19,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 3.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 4.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 3.4% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $1.195 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $1.346 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $1.632 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 8.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 7.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 7.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 35.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 16.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 24.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 2 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 98%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 99% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 57.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 42% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 1.896 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 537,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 245.206 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 60.896 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.consumption.text β€” 6.967 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.production.text β€” 7.173 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.crude oil estimated reserves.text β€” 89 million barrels (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 17,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.total petroleum production.text β€” 14,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from consumed natural gas.text β€” 14,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 2.507 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 2.521 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; moderated by trade winds
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” deforestation; pollution of inland waterways from small-scale mining activities
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London C…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0.1% (2023 est.)
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