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Suriname: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

117 / 138

Importer Rank

128 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

42 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $1,513,205,710
Total Imports (2021) $1,381,166,064
Trade Balance (2021) $132,039,646
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 64.3%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 37.3%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $597,900,881
Switzerland $353,725,953
Belgium $97,341,920
Trinidad and Tobago $77,062,964
Brazil $57,648,662
Netherlands $57,111,714
Guyana $56,876,353
Jamaica $34,256,539
United States $29,544,205
China $25,812,569

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $340,448,056
Netherlands $201,710,043
Trinidad and Tobago $177,079,288
China $130,494,179
Japan $46,441,251
Antigua and Barbuda $45,657,075
Brazil $31,460,339
Germany $25,187,676
Hong Kong $25,119,055
Spain $20,628,276

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $1,078,368,760
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $73,939,606
(44) Wood $71,512,740
(84) Industrial Machinery $67,744,178
(24) Tobacco $54,812,518
(03) Seafood $32,597,593
(10) Cereals $32,458,557
(22) Beverages $18,775,172
(86) Railway Equipment $16,763,290
(72) Iron & Steel $7,330,516

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $337,581,515
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $133,889,084
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $109,977,428
(85) Electrical Machinery $68,642,581
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $61,930,924
(39) Plastics $45,994,693
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $39,888,948
(38) Chemical Products $36,606,118
(22) Beverages $33,413,512
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $30,010,381

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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