Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Suriname
Suriname: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 111.47 million current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Suriname, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 111.47 million current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Suriname peaked at 128.00 million current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Suriname 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Suriname, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 38.00 million current US$ | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 41.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 49.00 million current US$ | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 47.00 million current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 67.00 million current US$ | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 62.00 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 54.00 million current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 68.00 million current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 85.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 94.00 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 33.00 million current US$ | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 28.00 million current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 35.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 35.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.00 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 49.00 million current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 58.00 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 75.00 million current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 90.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 128.00 million current US$ | +42.2% |
| 2016 | 112.00 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 99.00 million current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 104.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 94.00 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 63.64 million current US$ | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 75.12 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 91.41 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 91.44 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 111.47 million current US$ | +21.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 111.47 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 111.47 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.23 million current US$, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.40 million current US$ | 27.00 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.10 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 94.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.00 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 128.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.62 million current US$ | 63.64 million current US$ | 111.47 million current US$ | 5 |
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Suriname?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Suriname was 111.47 million current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 128.00 million current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Suriname ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.