Suriname (SUR)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$1.48B

Imports

$1.75B

Total trade

$3.23B

Trade balance

-$266.41M

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Suriname - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

USA (USA)

Total

13.5%

Exports

2.9%

$42.94M

Imports

22.5%

$394.47M

Total

13.5%

$437.41M

Rank #2

China (CHN)

Total

7.6%

Exports

0.4%

$5.52M

Imports

13.7%

$239.91M

Total

7.6%

$245.43M

Rank #3

Netherlands (NLD)

Total

6.7%

Exports

0.8%

$11.35M

Imports

11.7%

$204.66M

Total

6.7%

$216.01M

Rank #4

Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)

Total

2.9%

Exports

0.7%

$11.06M

Imports

4.7%

$82.85M

Total

2.9%

$93.91M

Rank #5

Japan (JPN)

Total

2.1%

Exports

0.1%

$1.19M

Imports

3.7%

$65.31M

Total

2.1%

$66.50M

Rank #6

Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)

Total

2.0%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

3.8%

$66.22M

Total

2.0%

$66.22M

Rank #7

Brazil (BRA)

Total

1.6%

Exports

0.1%

$1.67M

Imports

2.9%

$49.97M

Total

1.6%

$51.64M

Rank #8

Saint Lucia (LCA)

Total

1.3%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.4%

$41.77M

Total

1.3%

$41.77M

Rank #9

Spain (ESP)

Total

1.1%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.1%

$36.39M

Total

1.1%

$36.39M

Rank #10

Germany (DEU)

Total

1.1%

Exports

0.0%

$387.60K

Imports

2.0%

$35.07M

Total

1.1%

$35.46M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	USA (USA)	2.9% $42.94M	22.5% $394.47M	13.5% $437.41M
2	China (CHN)	0.4% $5.52M	13.7% $239.91M	7.6% $245.43M
3	Netherlands (NLD)	0.8% $11.35M	11.7% $204.66M	6.7% $216.01M
4	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0.7% $11.06M	4.7% $82.85M	2.9% $93.91M
5	Japan (JPN)	0.1% $1.19M	3.7% $65.31M	2.1% $66.50M
6	Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)	0.0% $0	3.8% $66.22M	2.0% $66.22M
7	Brazil (BRA)	0.1% $1.67M	2.9% $49.97M	1.6% $51.64M
8	Saint Lucia (LCA)	0.0% $0	2.4% $41.77M	1.3% $41.77M
9	Spain (ESP)	0.0% $0	2.1% $36.39M	1.1% $36.39M
10	Germany (DEU)	0.0% $387.60K	2.0% $35.07M	1.1% $35.46M

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In 2024, Suriname's total trade amounted to $3.2B, with the country ranking 116th globally in total trade.
The nation's exports were valued at $1.5B (ranked 107th), while imports stood at $1.8B (ranked 119th), leading to a trade deficit of -$266.4M.
Suriname's leading export is Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals (HS2 71), which accounted for 67.8% of total exports, valued at $1.0B.
The top import category is Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS2 84), with an import value of $353.0M, making up 20.2% of the total.
The United States is Suriname's top export partner, receiving goods worth $42.9M.
For imports, the United States is the primary supplier, providing goods valued at $394.5M, which is 22.5% of Suriname's total imports.

Exports Analysis

In 2024, Suriname's export value was $1.5B. The dominant export product category was Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin, which brought in $1.0B. Following this, Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal contributed $81.3M to the export value. The main destinations for Surinamese goods were the United States ($42.9M) and the United Arab Emirates ($13.1M).

Imports Analysis

Suriname's imports were valued at $1.8B in 2024. The leading import product was Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof, with a total import value of $353.0M. The second-most imported category was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, valued at $225.3M. Suriname's top import partners were the United States, providing 22.5% of imports, followed by China and the Netherlands.

Exports

Suriname - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 71

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

$1.01B

67.8% share

#2 • HS 44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

$81.26M

5.5% share

#3 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$48.27M

3.3% share

#4 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$46.52M

3.1% share

#5 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$45.11M

3.0% share

#6 • HS 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

$40.49M

2.7% share

#7 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$31.08M

2.1% share

#8 • HS 10

Cereals

$30.09M

2.0% share

#9 • HS 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

$29.02M

2.0% share

#10 • HS 28

Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes

$22.04M

1.5% share

#11 • HS 99

Commodities not specified according to kind

$9.76M

0.7% share

#12 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$9.67M

0.7% share

#13 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$9.60M

0.6% share

#14 • HS 86

Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

$6.31M

0.4% share

#15 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$6.03M

0.4% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin	$1.01B	67.8%
2	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	$81.26M	5.5%
3	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$48.27M	3.3%
4	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$46.52M	3.1%
5	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$45.11M	3.0%
6	Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	$40.49M	2.7%
7	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$31.08M	2.1%
8	Cereals	$30.09M	2.0%
9	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body	$29.02M	2.0%
10	Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes	$22.04M	1.5%
11	Commodities not specified according to kind	$9.76M	0.7%
12	Iron or steel articles	$9.67M	0.7%
13	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$9.60M	0.6%
14	Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds	$6.31M	0.4%
15	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$6.03M	0.4%

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Suriname - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Suriname - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Suriname - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$352.97M

20.2% share

#2 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$225.33M

12.9% share

#3 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$184.56M

10.5% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$114.46M

6.5% share

#5 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$94.75M

5.4% share

#6 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$60.69M

3.5% share

#7 • HS 31

Fertilizers

$33.65M

1.9% share

#8 • HS 38

Chemical products n.e.c.

$32.64M

1.9% share

#9 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$31.14M

1.8% share

#10 • HS 28

Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes

$29.79M

1.7% share

#11 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$29.43M

1.7% share

#12 • HS 94

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

$27.77M

1.6% share

#13 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$27.59M

1.6% share

#14 • HS 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

$27.43M

1.6% share

#15 • HS 40

Rubber and articles thereof

$27.35M

1.6% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$352.97M	20.2%
2	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$225.33M	12.9%
3	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$184.56M	10.5%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$114.46M	6.5%
5	Iron or steel articles	$94.75M	5.4%
6	Plastics and articles thereof	$60.69M	3.5%
7	Fertilizers	$33.65M	1.9%
8	Chemical products n.e.c.	$32.64M	1.9%
9	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$31.14M	1.8%
10	Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes	$29.79M	1.7%
11	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$29.43M	1.7%
12	Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings	$27.77M	1.6%
13	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$27.59M	1.6%
14	Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard	$27.43M	1.6%
15	Rubber and articles thereof	$27.35M	1.6%

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Suriname - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Suriname - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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