Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture share of government expenditure in Suriname stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Suriname peaked at 4.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
That places Suriname 105th 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 share of Government Expenditure (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.7% | — |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +60.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -81.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +94.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +125.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -71.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +92.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +17.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) 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 | +125.7% | 1.7% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 102 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.8% compare
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- 107 Seychelles 1.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Suriname?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Suriname was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Suriname ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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