Natural resource rents in Suriname
Suriname: Natural resource rents was 9.59 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9.59
Change on year
up 108.5%
World rank
50th
of 211 countries
All-time high
31.93
in 2011
All-time low
4.6
in 2020
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Suriname, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 9.59 for natural resource rents in 2021.
The figure is up 108.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Suriname peaked at 31.93 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 50th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.87 | — |
| 1971 | 17.86 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 18.74 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 14.63 | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 28.46 | +94.6% |
| 1975 | 16.57 | -41.8% |
| 1976 | 17.32 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 18.18 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 16.29 | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 14.24 | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 14.4 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 12.25 | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 11.04 | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 9.59 | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 11.11 | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 12.07 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 10.2 | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 5.66 | -44.5% |
| 1988 | 6.27 | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 17.95 | +186.2% |
| 1990 | 24.93 | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 19.95 | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 22.86 | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 16.35 | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 13.57 | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 9.77 | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 10.65 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 8.95 | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 4.91 | -45.1% |
| 1999 | 7.92 | +61.3% |
| 2000 | 12.34 | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 11.62 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.87 | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 6.93 | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 8.94 | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 15.2 | +70.0% |
| 2006 | 13.19 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 14.39 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 15.97 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 22.17 | +94.5% |
| 2011 | 31.93 | +44.0% |
| 2012 | 29.13 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 20.74 | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 13.35 | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 5.12 | -61.6% |
| 2016 | 15.06 | +193.9% |
| 2017 | 19.79 | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 8.44 | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 6.83 | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6 | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 9.59 | +108.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 9.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 9.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 14.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +193.9% | 5.12 | 15.06 |
| 1989 | +186.2% | 6.27 | 17.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.02 | 14.24 | 28.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.06 | 5.66 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.98 | 4.91 | 24.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.79 | 6.93 | 15.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.26 | 5.12 | 31.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 | 4.6 | 9.59 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 10.43 compare
- 48 Central African Republic 10.26 compare
- 49 Norway 10.05 compare
- 51 Bolivia 9.47 compare
- 52 Tajikistan 9.05 compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 9.04 compare
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 natural resource rents in Suriname?
- Natural resource rents in Suriname was 9.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.93 in 2011.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for natural resource rents?
- Suriname ranks 50th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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