Suriname
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Trade in Suriname
| Suriname was the world’s 134th largest exporter of goods and 169th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $3073 and $211 million USD respectively. Suriname’s top export category was agricultural products, followed by manufactures, and fuels and mining products. In 2023, Suriname’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United States, United Arab Emirates and Paraguay. In terms of imports, Suriname is the world’s 159th largest importer of goods and 108th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $2157 and $920 million USD respectively in 2025. Suriname’s top import category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products and fuels and mining products. Leading import partners were United States, Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago. Suriname is part of 3 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), and EU – CARIFORUM States. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Republic of Suriname |
Abbreviation |
SR |
Capital |
Paramaribo |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - a new criminal code was enacted in 2017 |
Language |
Dutch |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Surinamese dollar |
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Exchange Rate |
Google Finance Currencies |
Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Government MSME Agency |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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