Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Suriname stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 5.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1996.
That places Suriname 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +41.5% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -47.8% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +69.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was 5.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.