Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname
Suriname: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 73.1% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Suriname 82nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +52.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +93.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -46.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -91.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +160.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +420.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -73.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 3.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 79 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 79 Bolivia 0.1% compare
- 79 Maldives 0.1% compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% compare
- 82 Georgia 0.1% compare
- 82 Guatemala 0.1% compare
- 82 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
- 82 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 82 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.1% compare
- 82 Albania 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,079 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.61 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Suriname was 0.1% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Suriname ranks 82nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).