Suriname

Suriname's forecast stands out: the IMF projects GDP of US$13.1 billion by 2030, a rise of +191% from US$4.5 billion in 2025, which would lift it to 146th among economies with forecasts. For now it ranks 164th, down 1 place, between Djibouti and Andorra, and remains below its 2014 peak of US$5.2 billion.

US$ GDP rose 2.4% in 2025 on real growth of +1.8%. Industry accounts for 35.1% of output and services 50.8%, with manufacturing at 19.8% and agriculture at 6.8%, all as of 2024. Inflation was 9.2%, unemployment 7.8% and government gross debt 96.9% of GDP.

With a population of 639,850, output per person is US$7,070, 105th of 196, and $22,652 international dollars on a purchasing-power basis, 92nd. GDP has grown 4.8x since 2000, when it stood at US$948 million. Suriname is about the size of the Walla Walla, WA metro area.