Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname
Suriname: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 0.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.23 for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in 2024.
The figure is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname peaked at 0.56 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2017.
That places Suriname 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.19 | — |
| 2002 | 0.25 | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.32 | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.36 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.36 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.38 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.29 | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.45 | +55.2% |
| 2017 | 0.08 | -82.2% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | +112.5% |
| 2019 | 0.45 | +164.7% |
| 2020 | 0.56 | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.14 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 0.17 | +88.9% |
| 2024 | 0.23 | +35.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.23 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.28, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +164.7% | 0.17 | 0.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3144 | 0.19 | 0.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.334 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.238 | 0.09 | 0.56 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Suriname was 0.23 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- Suriname ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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