Employment in services in Suriname
66.9% of employed people in Suriname worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Suriname, 2025
66.9%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
72nd of 182
Employment in services in Suriname over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.9% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 66.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Suriname has the 72nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Suriname
All statistics for Suriname
Employment in agriculture
7.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.1%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
25.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
53.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
44.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT