October 2011
Suriname
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   525 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)  3 252 Merchandise  126 158
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009)  3 949 excluding intra-EU trade 101 132
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)   692 Commercial services 156 164
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  6 934 excluding intra-EU trade 130 138
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   113.4
Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009 2008 2009
Real GDP (2005=100)   118 4 5 3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 12, 14 July 2004 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    26.7 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   32
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 2
All goods   18.2   10.4 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   19.8   18.4 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   16.5   9.2 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA) ... Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods ... Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   12 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  2 069 16 -19 47
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  1 443 7 -1 11
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.01 Share in world total imports  0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   2.8 Agricultural products 14.8
Fuels and mining products   13.0 Fuels and mining products 19.9
Manufactures   1.9 Manufactures 61.6
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Canada   28.5 1. United States   24.6
2. European Union (27)   18.5 2. Trinidad and Tobago   23.7
3. United Arab Emirates   13.7 3. European Union (27)   22.6
4. Switzerland   8.8 4. China   7.2
5. United States   7.6 5. Brazil   3.9
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   207   3 10 -19
Commercial services imports (million US$)   236   -7 -33 -4
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.01   Share in world total imports 0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   14.9   Transportation 30.7
Travel   29.4   Travel 16.6
Other commercial services   55.7   Other commercial services 52.7
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office, 1996
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
... ... ...   69  1 462 ...  1 531