Total natural resources rents in Suriname

Suriname: Total natural resources rents was 9.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.6%
Change on year
up 108.5%
World rank
50th
of 214 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2011
All-time low
4.6%
in 2020
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Suriname, 1970–2021

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Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 9.6% for total natural resources rents in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Suriname peaked at 31.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.

Suriname ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Total natural resources rents in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Suriname, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 17.9%
1971 17.9% -0.0%
1972 18.7% +4.9%
1973 14.6% -22.0%
1974 28.5% +94.6%
1975 16.6% -41.8%
1976 17.3% +4.5%
1977 18.2% +5.0%
1978 16.3% -10.4%
1979 14.2% -12.6%
1980 14.4% +1.1%
1981 12.2% -14.9%
1982 11.0% -9.8%
1983 9.6% -13.1%
1984 11.1% +15.8%
1985 12.1% +8.6%
1986 10.2% -15.5%
1987 5.7% -44.5%
1988 6.3% +10.7%
1989 17.9% +186.2%
1990 24.9% +38.9%
1991 19.9% -20.0%
1992 22.9% +14.6%
1993 16.3% -28.5%
1994 13.6% -17.0%
1995 9.8% -28.0%
1996 10.7% +9.1%
1997 8.9% -16.0%
1998 4.9% -45.1%
1999 7.9% +61.3%
2000 12.3% +55.8%
2001 11.6% -5.8%
2002 7.9% -32.3%
2003 6.9% -11.9%
2004 8.9% +28.9%
2005 15.2% +70.0%
2006 13.2% -13.2%
2007 14.4% +9.1%
2008 16.0% +10.9%
2009 11.4% -28.6%
2010 22.2% +94.5%
2011 31.9% +44.0%
2012 29.1% -8.8%
2013 20.7% -28.8%
2014 13.3% -35.7%
2015 5.1% -61.6%
2016 15.1% +193.9%
2017 19.8% +31.4%
2018 8.4% -57.3%
2019 6.8% -19.1%
2020 4.6% -32.7%
2021 9.6% +108.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18.0% 14.2% 28.5% 10
1980s 11.1% 5.7% 17.9% 10
1990s 14.0% 4.9% 24.9% 10
2000s 11.8% 6.9% 16.0% 10
2010s 17.3% 5.1% 31.9% 10
2020s 7.1% 4.6% 9.6% 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 47 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
  2. 48 Central African Republic 10.3% compare
  3. 49 Norway 10.0% compare
  4. 51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.5% compare
  5. 52 Tajikistan 9.0% compare
  6. 53 Sierra Leone 9.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Suriname?
Total natural resources rents in Suriname was 9.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
How does Suriname rank for total natural resources rents?
Suriname ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources 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 The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
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Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.