Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Suriname
Suriname: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 26.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 26.1% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Suriname peaked at 26.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1999.
That places Suriname 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.0% | — |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 26.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 26.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.8%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 15.1% | 24.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 16.3% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.1% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Suriname?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Suriname was 26.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1999.
- How does Suriname rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Suriname ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.