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About

United States-Suriname Trade: In 2022, United States exported $519M to Suriname. The main products that United States exported to Suriname were Refined Petroleum ($141M), Excavation Machinery ($50.4M), and Cyanides ($23.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Suriname have increased at an annualized rate of 6.47%, from $379M in 2017 to $519M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Suriname.

Suriname-United States Trade: In 2022, Suriname exported $88.1M to United States. The main products that Suriname exported to United States were Refined Petroleum ($18.4M), Fish Fillets ($18.2M), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($11.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Suriname to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 3.4%,  from $74.5M in 2017 to $88.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Suriname did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47),  and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Suriname ranked 137 in total exports ($2.94B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Amazon (5) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Suriname to the United States. Conversely, Other (5) were notable for importing products to Suriname from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $519M to Suriname. The main products exported from United States to Suriname were Refined Petroleum ($141M), Excavation Machinery ($50.4M), and Cyanides ($23.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Suriname have increased at an annualized rate of 6.47%, from $379M in 2017 to $519M in 2022.

In 2017, Suriname exported $88.1M to United States. The main products exported from Suriname to United States were Refined Petroleum ($18.4M), Fish Fillets ($18.2M), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($11.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Suriname to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 3.4%, from $74.5M in 2022 to $88.1M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Suriname (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Suriname (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Suriname
Top Destination
Switzerland$1.15B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or Suriname. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and Suriname or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Suriname included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Suriname than United States included Saint Barthélemy ($5.51M) and North Korea ($1.48M).

Difference in imports from Suriname (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Suriname

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United States and Suriname by product, considering products traded by both, United States and Suriname.

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Suriname in the exports of Machines ($174M), Mineral Products ($142M), and Chemical Products ($62.5M).

During 2017, Suriname had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Animal Products ($38.6M), Mineral Products ($20.4M), and Machines ($12.3M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and Suriname. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Suriname. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Suriname indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Suriname (Flag) (2022)

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