Two-way investment brief
Australia–Suriname
Suriname direct investment in Australia
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Total Suriname investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Suriname
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Total Australian investment in Suriname
A$2 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Suriname in Australia
- Australia in Suriname
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Suriname → Australia
- Australia → Suriname
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Suriname trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$1.1 bn
Goods exports to Suriname, 2025
A$10 m
Goods imports from Suriname, 2025
A$1.1 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Suriname
- Imports from Suriname
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Suriname
- Imports from Suriname
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Suriname’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 1.7% | 1.5% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 28.5% |
| Inflation | 16.2% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 10.6% | 5.8% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 7.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | −12.9% | −53.3% | −44.8% | −42.2% | −7.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −3.4% | −9.6% | −4.7% | −4.2% | −0.1% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 88.0% | 105.8% | 87.1% | 77.0% | 58.4% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Suriname
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- New Australian FDI in Suriname
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Suriname globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- −$9 m · 152nd
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $2.0 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $4.5 bn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.