Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Suriname's unemployment rate stands at 7.83% as of 2025-12-31, up from 7.62% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Suriname's unemployment rate was 7.83%, up from 7.62% in 2024.
In 2024, Suriname's unemployment rate was 7.62%, down from 7.7% in 2023.
In 2023, Suriname's unemployment rate was 7.7%, down from 7.97% in 2022.
In 2022, Suriname's unemployment rate was 7.97%, down from 8.71% in 2021.
In 2021, Suriname's unemployment rate was 8.71%, down from 8.97% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.83% | +0.213% |
| 2024 | 7.62% | -0.078% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.274% |
| 2022 | 7.97% | -0.733% |
| 2021 | 8.71% | -0.267% |
| 2020 | 8.97% | +1.22% |
| 2019 | 7.76% | -0.062% |
| 2018 | 7.82% | -0.088% |
| 2017 | 7.91% | -0.012% |
| 2016 | 7.92% | +0.697% |
| 2015 | 7.22% | +0.28% |
| 2014 | 6.94% | +0.34% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.56% |
| 2011 | 7.54% | +0.39% |
| 2010 | 7.15% | -1.57% |
| 2009 | 8.72% | -0.134% |
| 2008 | 8.85% | -0.163% |
| 2007 | 9.02% | -0.125% |
| 2006 | 9.14% | -0.16% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.188% |
| 2004 | 9.49% | -0.846% |
| 2003 | 10.34% | -0.851% |
| 2002 | 11.19% | -0.86% |
| 2001 | 12.05% | -0.826% |
| 2000 | 12.87% | -0.727% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +2.97% |
| 1998 | 10.63% | +0.07% |
| 1997 | 10.56% | -0.32% |
| 1996 | 10.88% | +2.49% |
| 1995 | 8.39% | -4.31% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -2.94% |
| 1993 | 15.64% | -1.64% |
| 1992 | 17.28% | +0.091% |
| 1991 | 17.19% | — |
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Suriname's unemployment rate is 7.83% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 7.62% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 17.28% (1992); the lowest is 6.6% (2013), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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