Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Suriname

Suriname: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6
in 2012
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996–2025

234561996201020251996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 32005: 32006: 42007: 42008: 52009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 62016: 52017: 42018: 42019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 42023: 42024: 52025: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 6 for government effectiveness - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Suriname peaked at 6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

That places Suriname 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 2 —
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 3 +50.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 4 +33.3%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 5 +25.0%
2009 5 +0.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%
2012 6 +20.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 5 -16.7%
2017 4 -20.0%
2018 4 +0.0%
2019 3 -25.0%
2020 3 +0.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2022 4 +33.3%
2023 4 +0.0%
2024 5 +25.0%
2025 6 +20.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 3.33 2 5 9
2010s 5 3 6 10
2020s 4.17 3 6 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 163 Belize 6 compare
  2. 163 Brunei 6 compare
  3. 163 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
  4. 163 Fiji 6 compare
  5. 163 Seychelles 6 compare
  6. 163 Solomon Islands 6 compare
  7. 163 Tonga 6 compare
  8. 163 Vanuatu 6 compare
  9. 163 Palestine 6 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Suriname?
Government effectiveness - number of sources in Suriname was 6 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2012.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
Suriname ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
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