South America
Suriname
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Suriname's #2 import source (world lens). Suriname is the EU's #156 goods supplier.
Suriname on the world stage
Total imports
$1.8bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$1.5bn
116 partners
#1 import source
USA
22.5%
#1 export dest.
Areas, nes
91.5%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Suriname and the EU
EU imports from
€45m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€394m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #156 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 8.84
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
67
EUR/MWh
Consumer
56
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
383
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● No domestic fuelMarket model
State monopoly (EBS)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ministry of Natural Resources
Afobaka hydro dam (189 MW) provides bulk of supply, originally built for Alcoa aluminium smelter. Oil-fired generation supplements. System is oversized for domestic demand after smelter closure.
Tracked infrastructure
1 hydro plants
180 MW
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
1,068
4 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Aluminium
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
gold and bauxite mining, much artisanal
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
28.4
→ 35.8 by 2050
Fertility
2.23
above replacement
Working-age
66.5%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
11.9
→ 23 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.63M · peaks 2071
By 2050: +16% (0.73M)