Employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 66.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname is 66.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname peaked at 78.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 73rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.6% | — |
| 1992 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 70.5% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 69.1% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 66.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 66.5% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.3% | 66.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Suriname
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.368 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 168.36 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 358.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 350.87 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 709 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Suriname was 66.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Suriname ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).