Country export capability

Suriname
export capability

A reported view of Suriname's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

SUR1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$2.0B2024 reported value
Latest imports$1.8B2024 reported value
Trade balance$195.1MExports minus imports
Export growth-11.6%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Suriname export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Suriname recorded $2.0B in exports and $1.8B in imports. The resulting $195.1M trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed -11.6% year on year and show a calculated -2.2% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

Switzerland, Liechtenstein received $944.6M in reported exports, representing 46.9% of the latest country total. Precious stones and metals was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $1.5B and 72.9% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Suriname's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$4.4B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$7.0KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population634.4KReported population
Labor force227Reported labor force
Investment rate42.2%National investment rate
Savings rate29.9%National savings rate
Trade openness78.3%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP41.1%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education71.2%Education context
Tertiary education15.8%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Suriname
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
IndiaINDCritical attention97.9%52.1%53.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHEWatch1.9%18.1%1.7%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
ChinaCHNHigh attention99.6%16.6%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
GuyanaGUYWatch35.7%26.2%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAWatch32.1%24.5%2.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
JamaicaJAMHigh attention95.6%34.8%15.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
FranceFRAHigh attention60.6%42.3%1.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
United Arab EmiratesAREWatch1.7%40.8%5.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
Trinidad and TobagoTTOHigh attention74.6%20.8%12.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
China, Macao SARMACHigh attention100%18.2%0%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Suriname
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Declining +1.1%
2ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining +10.5%
3IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining -0.5%
4ChinaHS6 710812 · Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$80.8B$64.4B0.3%Accelerating +2.4%
5ChinaHS6 120190 · Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$47.8B$62.4B0%Accelerating -13.5%
6ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Slowing +4%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Growing -8.8%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Declining +60.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Suriname.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Suriname
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
17108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.5B72.9%2
22710HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$90.0M4.5%5
34403HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$88.7M4.4%13
42620HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$47.1M2.3%3
52517HS4 detail codeSalt, sulphur, earths and stone (25) ↗$41.7M2.1%3
60303HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$38.6M1.9%32
71006HS4 detail codeCereals (10) ↗$28.0M1.4%4
80304HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$24.8M1.2%39
90302HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$21.9M1.1%25
104407HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$14.0M0.7%9
110305HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$12.6M0.6%21
127204HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$9.7M0.5%7

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Suriname combines $2.0B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Suriname recorded $2.0B in reported exports and $1.8B in imports, producing a reported trade surplus of $195.1M. Exports changed -11.6% year on year and -2.2% annualized over three years. Precious stones and metals (HS2 71) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Suriname exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Suriname
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$944.6M46.9%-18.8%+0.5%
2United Arab EmiratesARE$520.9M25.9%-15.5%-4.8%
3GuyanaGUY$152.2M7.6%+67.1%+13.2%
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$84.6M4.2%+7.9%+10.2%
5ChinaCHN$71.7M3.6%+12.6%+18%
6JamaicaJAM$48.2M2.4%-8%+0.8%
7CanadaCAN$33.5M1.7%+136.8%+59%
8IndiaIND$30.4M1.5%-9%-0.1%
9FranceFRA$26.0M1.3%-54.6%+15.5%
10NetherlandsNLD$15.1M0.8%-36.4%-30.8%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$2.3B
2014
$2.1B
2015
$2.0B
2016
$1.4B
2017
$2.1B
2018
$2.2B
2019
$2.5B
2020
$2.3B
2021
$2.1B
2022
$2.8B
2023
$2.3B
2024
$2.0B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets16Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners3Country context
Shared-language partners4Country context
Average partner distance8,957 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA5.9%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share13%

Covered value under attention

Critical share2.4%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak25.9%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports8.5%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score-8.8

History-based indicator

Partner concentration2,975.5

Partner HHI

Product concentration5,177.5

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3SUR
Exports Usd$2.0B
Imports Usd$1.8B
Trade Balance Usd$195.1M
Yoy Exports Growth Pct-11.6%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct-6.2%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-2.2%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct7.1%
Export Partner Hhi2,975.5
Export Product Hhi5,177.5
Momentum Score-8.8
Risk Score40.8
Gdp Million Usd4,416.78 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$7.0K
Population634,431
Labor Force227
Investment Rate Pct42.2%
Savings Rate Pct29.9%
Secondary Education Pct71.2%
Tertiary Education Pct15.8%
Total Factor Productivity693.8
Trade Openness Pct78.3%
Exports Gdp Pct41.1%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners16
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners3
Num Shared Language Partners4
Avg Partner Distance Km8,957 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta6
Pct Partners Shared Language1
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km8,782
Num Border Partners65
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.1
Pct Products High Elasticity66
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential35,200.6
Foreign Market Potential10,689.3

Exposure fields

Country Iso3SUR
All History Lane Count1,308
Current Lane Count255
Critical Lane Count2
High Attention Lane Count33
High Volatility Lane Count119
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count76
Declining Demand Lane Count7
Concentrated Market Lane Count113
Access Friction Lane Count121
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count13
Monitored Exports Current Usd$1.9B
Attention Exports Usd$244.5M
Critical Exports Usd$44.6M
High Volatility Exports Usd$237.8M
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$88.6M
Non Fta Exports Usd$1.7B
Monitored Attention Share Pct13%
Monitored Critical Share Pct2.4%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct8.5%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv0.8
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct25.9%
Export Weighted Distance Km8,387 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$2.0B
Total Imports Latest Usd$1.8B
Trade Balance Latest Usd$195.1M
Exports Yoy Latest Pct-11.6%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-2.2%
Gdp Latest Million Usd4,416.78 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$7.0K
Population Latest634,431
Investment Rate Latest Pct42.2%
Savings Rate Latest Pct29.9%
Trade Openness Latest Pct78.3%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct41.1%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest16
Foreign Market Potential Latest10,689.3
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct1.9%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0.9%
Partner Hhi Latest2,975.5
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct46.9%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct80.4%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,818.4
Partner Hhi All Max3,393.4
Product Hhi Latest5,177.5
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct71.7%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct78.2%
Product Hhi All Avg3,622.6
Product Hhi All Max6,571.9
Total Exports Attention Share Pct12.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct2.2%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$512.4M$773.0M-$260.7MNot reportedNot reported
1996$531.9M$598.7M-$66.7M+3.8%Not reported
1997$349.0M$564.9M-$215.9M-34.4%Not reported
1998$471.4M$596.2M-$124.9M+35.1%-2.7%
1999$484.4M$477.3M$7.1M+2.8%-3.1%
2000$510.5M$556.5M-$45.9M+5.4%+13.5%
2001$440.7M$505.5M-$64.8M-13.7%-2.2%
2002$448.1M$513.5M-$65.4M+1.7%-2.6%
2003$575.3M$703.4M-$128.1M+28.4%+4.1%
2004$815.5M$692.4M$123.2M+41.8%+22.8%
2005$928.5M$1.0B-$74.9M+13.9%+27.5%
2006$1.2B$1.1B$103.6M+24.3%+26.1%
2007$1.3B$1.1B$222.1M+16.3%+18.1%
2008$1.7B$1.5B$194.9M+25.4%+21.9%
2009$1.5B$1.4B$111.2M-11.5%+8.9%
2010$2.0B$1.5B$499.0M+34.6%+14.3%
2011$2.4B$1.7B$678.6M+17.5%+11.9%
2012$2.5B$1.9B$632.5M+7.9%+19.5%
2013$2.3B$2.4B-$113.6M-8.5%+5.1%
2014$2.1B$1.9B$138.3M-11.8%-4.5%
2015$2.0B$1.8B$180.5M-2.5%-7.7%
2016$1.4B$1.2B$230.2M-30.7%-15.9%
2017$2.1B$1.3B$842.0M+53.2%+1.1%
2018$2.2B$1.6B$691.1M+5.7%+3.9%
2019$2.5B$1.7B$802.3M+11.3%+21.7%
2020$2.3B$1.4B$831.8M-9.3%+2.2%
2021$2.1B$1.5B$669.4M-5.2%-1.4%
2022$2.8B$1.9B$884.6M+28.9%+3.5%
2023$2.3B$1.9B$339.8M-17.8%+0.2%
2024$2.0B$1.8B$195.1M-11.6%-2.2%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
171Precious stones and metals$1.5B72.9%1618
244Wood and wood articles$104.1M5.2%4280
303Fish and crustaceans$101.5M5%44154
427Mineral fuels$93.2M4.6%1222
526Ores, slag and ash$51.1M2.5%911
625Salt, sulphur, earths and stone$43.4M2.2%1441
710Cereals$28.0M1.4%1921
884Machinery$24.3M1.2%76436
922Beverages$12.9M0.6%4823
1072Iron and steel$10.6M0.5%18106

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
17108Precious stones and metals (71)$1.5B72.9%2
22710Mineral fuels (27)$90.0M4.5%5
34403Wood and wood articles (44)$88.7M4.4%13
42620Ores, slag and ash (26)$47.1M2.3%3
52517Salt, sulphur, earths and stone (25)$41.7M2.1%3
60303Fish and crustaceans (03)$38.6M1.9%32
71006Cereals (10)$28.0M1.4%4
80304Fish and crustaceans (03)$24.8M1.2%39
90302Fish and crustaceans (03)$21.9M1.1%25
104407Wood and wood articles (44)$14.0M0.7%9
110305Fish and crustaceans (03)$12.6M0.6%21
127204Iron and steel (72)$9.7M0.5%7

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$944.6M46.9%-18.8%+0.5%
2United Arab EmiratesARE$520.9M25.9%-15.5%-4.8%
3GuyanaGUY$152.2M7.6%+67.1%+13.2%
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$84.6M4.2%+7.9%+10.2%
5ChinaCHN$71.7M3.6%+12.6%+18%
6JamaicaJAM$48.2M2.4%-8%+0.8%
7CanadaCAN$33.5M1.7%+136.8%+59%
8IndiaIND$30.4M1.5%-9%-0.1%
9FranceFRA$26.0M1.3%-54.6%+15.5%
10NetherlandsNLD$15.1M0.8%-36.4%-30.8%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1India (IND)Critical attention97.9%52.1%53.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
2Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE)Watch1.9%18.1%1.7%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
3China (CHN)High attention99.6%16.6%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
4Guyana (GUY)Watch35.7%26.2%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)Watch32.1%24.5%2.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
6Jamaica (JAM)High attention95.6%34.8%15.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7France (FRA)High attention60.6%42.3%1.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
8United Arab Emirates (ARE)Watch1.7%40.8%5.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
9Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)High attention74.6%20.8%12.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10China, Macao SAR (MAC)High attention100%18.2%0%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1United Kingdom (GBR)841350new$301.3M0.1%100
2Germany (DEU)740311new$3.7B0%100
3Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE)280300new$51.9M5.8%100
4United Arab Emirates (ARE)280300new$80.7M1.5%100
5Austria (AUT)843149new$602.1M0%100
6United Kingdom (GBR)848420new$131.2M0.2%100
7Barbados (BRB)320910new$1.7M11.8%100
8Bolivia (BOL)310520new$7.5M2.2%100
9Israel (ISR)401693new$54.2M0.3%100
10Hungary (HUN)854442new$601.7M0%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Declining (+1.1%)
2China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining (+10.5%)
3India (IND)270900$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining (-0.5%)
4China (CHN)710812$80.8B$64.4B0.3%Accelerating (+2.4%)
5China (CHN)120190$47.8B$62.4B0%Accelerating (-13.5%)
6China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Slowing (+4%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Growing (-8.8%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Declining (+60.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Suriname export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Suriname export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Suriname.

What is the latest reported export value for Suriname?

Suriname recorded $2.0B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Suriname?

Switzerland, Liechtenstein leads by reported export value at $944.6M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Suriname's exports?

Precious stones and metals leads by reported value at $1.5B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Suriname trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.