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Unemployment rate in Suriname

Latest: 7.8%
Previous: 7.6%
Change: +0.21 (+2.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Unemployment rate in Suriname
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	17.2%
Dec 31, 1992	17.3%
Dec 31, 1993	15.6%
Dec 31, 1994	12.7%
Dec 31, 1995	8.4%
Dec 31, 1996	10.9%
Dec 31, 1997	10.6%
Dec 31, 1998	10.6%
Dec 31, 1999	13.6%
Dec 31, 2000	12.9%
Dec 31, 2001	12.0%
Dec 31, 2002	11.2%
Dec 31, 2003	10.3%
Dec 31, 2004	9.5%
Dec 31, 2005	9.3%
Dec 31, 2006	9.1%
Dec 31, 2007	9.0%
Dec 31, 2008	8.9%
Dec 31, 2009	8.7%
Dec 31, 2010	7.2%
Dec 31, 2011	7.5%
Dec 31, 2012	8.1%
Dec 31, 2013	6.6%
Dec 31, 2014	6.9%
Dec 31, 2015	7.2%
Dec 31, 2016	7.9%
Dec 31, 2017	7.9%
Dec 31, 2018	7.8%
Dec 31, 2019	7.8%
Dec 31, 2020	9.0%
Dec 31, 2021	8.7%
Dec 31, 2022	8.0%
Dec 31, 2023	7.7%
Dec 31, 2024	7.6%
Dec 31, 2025	7.8%

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