Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Suriname, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 8.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Suriname peaked at 17.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2023.
That places Suriname 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.4% | — |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -31.2% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.4% | 17.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.5% | 13.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Suriname?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Suriname was 8.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Suriname ranks 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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