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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Suriname: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Suriname is placed 94th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 19,357 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 31.03 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
94th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 19,357GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 31.03Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Suriname on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
19,357
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Suriname: 19,357. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in South America
- 83,659 Guyana
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 20,025 · France 55,125 · Guyana 83,659
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Suriname’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
31.03
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Suriname: 31.03. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in South America
- 82.72 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 57.56 · France 76.45 · Guyana 50.52
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Suriname, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in South America
- 0.349 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.349 · France 1.087
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Suriname, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in South America
- 87.32 Venezuela
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 86.38 · France 99.19
02Over time
Which way Suriname is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 16,220 in 2000 to 19,357 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2025 19,357 17,265 2024 19,179 18,108 2023 19,021 17,686 2022 18,743 16,933 2021 18,458 16,260 2020 19,091 15,631 2019 22,967 16,761 2018 22,939 16,349 2017 22,071 16,129 2016 21,950 15,512 2015 23,328 14,857 2014 24,414 14,475 2013 24,624 14,681 2012 24,194 14,631 2011 23,830 13,916 2010 22,772 14,101 2009 21,906 13,655 2008 21,516 14,030 2007 20,902 13,755 2006 20,114 12,983 2005 19,220 12,023 2004 18,586 11,608 2003 17,384 11,183 2002 16,678 11,144 2001 16,557 10,907 2000 16,220 10,589
03In context
Suriname beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Suriname and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 7th | 55,125 | 76.45 | 1.087 | 99.19 |
 Brazil | =46th | 20,025 | 57.56 | 0.349 | 86.38 |
| Suriname | 94th | 19,357 | 31.03 | — | — |
 Guyana | not placed | 83,659 | 50.52 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Suriname in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Suriname is ahead of the world, and behind
36 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Suriname does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3963.3552.39No earlier reading
Suriname: 63.35 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 21st of 169 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06124.07107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 124.07 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 40th of 194 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.577.474▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 10.57 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 41st of 118 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48674,03046,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Suriname: 74,030 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 59th of 150 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4227.1725.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Suriname: 27.17 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 81st of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Suriname does worse than the middle country measured.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6746.3546.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 46.35 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 101st of 195 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80011,50812,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Suriname: 11,508 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 173 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2145.9656.21▲ Improved since 2016
Suriname: 45.96 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 91st of 175 by UNCTAD.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.532.9527.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Suriname: 32.95 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3240.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 0.324 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 124th of 170 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.17.1216.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 7.12 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3961.7923.396▲ Improved since 2015
Suriname: 1.792 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 139th of 186 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8156.7241.81No earlier reading
Suriname: 56.72 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 41st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.090.975▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 0.09 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 95th of 119 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.795-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Suriname: -0.795 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 168th of 209 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.42.82110.4No earlier reading
Suriname: 2.821 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0887.89106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 87.89 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 176th of 195 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4514.4261.451▼ Worsened since 2015
Suriname: 4.426 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 10th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1918.3740.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Suriname: 18.37 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 181st of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2380.24106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 80.24 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 181st of 195 · derived.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.96842.811.968Moved since 2015
Suriname: 42.81 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23171.58103.23Moved since 2015
Suriname: 171.58 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.30612.993.306Moved since 2015
Suriname: 12.99 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.6280.306Moved since 2015
Suriname: 0.628 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1795.5767.17No real change since 2014
Suriname: 95.57 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7089.5931.708Moved since 2011
Suriname: 9.593 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 45th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.667.83.66No real change since 2012
Suriname: 7.8 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73908.66275.73Moved since 2016
Suriname: 908.66 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8519.821.85Moved since 2014
Suriname: 19.8 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6024.5859.602Moved since 2015
Suriname: 4.585 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95283.03657.95Moved since 2015
Suriname: 283.03 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1710.7596.171Moved since 2014
Suriname: 0.759 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3370.523Moved since 2013
Suriname: 0.337 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240592,240No real change since 2022
Suriname: 59 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.0711.235Moved since 2014
Suriname: 0.071 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788105,9491,827,788Moved since 2014
Suriname: 105,949 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 95th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Suriname
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings (last 2010), Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2016), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Debt Service on External Debt (last 2023), Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2010), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI) (last 2023), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2010), Gini Index (last 2022), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2022), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2010), Gross Savings (% of GDP) (last 2010), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption (last 2010), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2010), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2022), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2022), Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) (last 2024), Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), New Business Density (last 2022), Palma Ratio (last 2022), Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) (last 2010) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Suriname’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Suriname’s 8th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality38th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties64th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 1773/4 keys
- Energy57th of 1652/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing93rd of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience91st of 1933/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions94th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation94th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality90th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 108th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital122nd of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability120th of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture119th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge157th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Suriname can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keysHighest in South America
Chile41st4/4 keysThis page
Suriname94th2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Suriname and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Suriname on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Suriname rank on economy & innovation?
Suriname is placed 94th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Suriname?
19,357 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Suriname?
31.03 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Suriname compare with Brazil on economy & innovation?
Brazil is placed joint 46th of 176, and Suriname 94th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Brazil 20,025, Suriname 19,357; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Brazil 57.56, Suriname 31.03.
How have Suriname’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 16,220 in 2000 to 19,357 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Suriname?
No current reading is published for Suriname on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Debt Service on External Debt, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 36 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Suriname’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Suriname (banner) — WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Suriname: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/suriname/economy