Net energy imports in Suriname

Net imports covered 13.8% of energy use in Suriname in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2024 13.8% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +1.3percentage points 2023: 12.4%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Suriname (2024).
Position in 2024 87th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Suriname over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period SurinameWorld
2024 13.8% –
2023 12.4% 14.6%
2022 17.2% -0.7%
2021 14.5% -0.2%
2020 12.9% -1.2%
2019 14.0% -1.1%
2018 1.6% -1.3%
2017 7.6% -0.8%
2016 13.8% -1.2%
2015 4.5% -0.9%
2014 14.6% -0.6%
2013 9.6% -0.8%
2012 -10.5% -0.8%
2011 3.4% -0.6%
2010 -19.4% -0.1%
2009 -44.2% -0.3%
2008 -45.6% 0.4%
2007 -41.6% 0.7%
2006 -20.4% 0.6%
2005 -4.0% 0.0%
2004 -14.9% -0.6%
2003 -32.2% 0.1%
2002 -48.5% 0.0%
2001 -16.3% -0.6%
2000 -17.5% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 12.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.6%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Suriname has the 87th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Suriname
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency