Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Suriname
Suriname: Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid was 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance and official aid received in Suriname is 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Suriname peaked at 962.69 current US$ per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.62 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1966.
Suriname ranks 151st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Suriname, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.42 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 55.82 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 85.91 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1964 | 72.58 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1965 | 102.61 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 1966 | 22.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 1967 | 24.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 111.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +356.8% |
| 1969 | 109.53 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 157.25 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1971 | 168.9 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 219.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 184.54 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 298.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1975 | 327.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 644.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +96.7% |
| 1977 | 560.1 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 406.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1979 | 587.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1980 | 510.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 601.59 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 630.87 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 23.8 current US$ per square kilometre | -96.2% |
| 1984 | 31.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1985 | 59.19 current US$ per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 1986 | 83.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 116.13 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1988 | 131.58 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 315.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +140.0% |
| 1990 | 380.23 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1991 | 269.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 497.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +84.5% |
| 1993 | 486.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 373.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 478.05 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 675.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 1997 | 469.64 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1998 | 361.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 210.69 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2000 | 217.03 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 148 current US$ per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 76.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 69.39 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 154.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +122.6% |
| 2005 | 267.13 current US$ per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 2006 | 392.71 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2007 | 936.48 current US$ per square kilometre | +138.5% |
| 2008 | 623.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 962.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2010 | 625.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 475.56 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 251.41 current US$ per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2013 | 192 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 83.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2015 | 99.56 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 102.97 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 125.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 88.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 147.59 current US$ per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 2020 | 171.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 181.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 344.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 2023 | 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,398 current US$ per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,233 current US$ per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +356.8% | 24.36 current US$ per square kilometre | 111.27 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.13 current US$ per square kilometre | 22.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 111.27 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 355.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 157.25 current US$ per square kilometre | 644.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 250.47 current US$ per square kilometre | 23.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 630.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 420.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 210.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 675.79 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.79 current US$ per square kilometre | 69.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 962.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 83.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 625.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.11 current US$ per square kilometre | 171.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 344.18 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 148 Mauritania 407 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 149 Namibia 329.94 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 150 Qatar 322.14 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 152 Northern Mariana Islands 260.87 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Uruguay 237.93 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 154 Kuwait 237.37 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More aid effectiveness data for Suriname
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 78,909 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 50,796 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 9.92 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 41,736 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 78,978 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France -1.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 6,620 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 14.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 3.02 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Suriname?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Suriname was 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 962.69 current US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 current US$ per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Suriname rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Suriname ranks 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.