Tariff rate across all products in Suriname

Suriname: Tariff rate across all products was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.8%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
61st
of 184 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 1996
All-time low
7.6%
in 2012
Years of data
14
1996–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Suriname, 1996–2022

0510151996200920221996: 16.7 %1999: 14 %2000: 12.2 %2007: 10.1 %2009: 10.8 %2010: 10.8 %2011: 9.8 %2012: 7.6 %2013: 7.6 %2018: 10.5 %2019: 8.7 %2020: 8.7 %2021: 8.4 %2022: 7.8 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Suriname is 7.8%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Suriname peaked at 16.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2012.

That places Suriname 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.3% 14.0% 16.7% 2
2000s 11.0% 10.1% 12.2% 3
2010s 9.2% 7.6% 10.8% 6
2020s 8.3% 7.8% 8.7% 3

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 58 Fiji 8.3% compare
  2. 59 Uganda 7.9% compare
  3. 60 Dominica 7.8% compare
  4. 62 Pakistan 7.6% compare
  5. 63 Trinidad and Tobago 7.5% compare
  6. 64 Brazil 7.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Suriname?
Tariff rate across all products in Suriname was 7.8% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2012.
How does Suriname rank for tariff rate across all products?
Suriname ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.