Suriname - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1960 - 2022

Suriname's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 52.45%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2022).

Definition

The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.

  • Suriname's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2022 was 52.446%, a -11.29% increase from 2021, with a -7 difference.
  • In 2021 it was 59.12%, a 69.45% increase from 2020, with a +24 difference.
  • In 2020 it was 34.89%, a 58.61% increase from 2017.
  • In 2017 it was 21.997%, a -60.30% increase from 2016.
  • In 2016 it was 55.412%, a 703.79% increase from 2015.
Measure: Percent

Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values

The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Suriname is currently 27.4807% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of -0.7019% in 1996 and a highest value of 368.4781% in 1994.

52.446%
Recent Data (2022)
59.12%
2021 Data
34.89%
2020 Data
52.446%
Most Recent Data (2022)
59.12%
2021 Data
All Time Suriname Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Data
Suriname's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
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Comparison with Countries in the Latin America & Caribbean Region.

Among countries in the same World Bank Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region, Suriname comes in 2nd with 52.446% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

  • Within the same region, Venezuela, RB comes in 1st with 254.949%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
  • Haiti comes in 3rd with 33.984%.
  • Chile comes in 4th with 11.644%.
  • Nicaragua comes in 5th with 10.467%.
  • Jamaica comes in 6th with 10.35%.
  • Colombia comes in 7th with 10.177%.
  • Paraguay comes in 8th with 9.766%.
  • Brazil comes in 9th with 9.28%.
  • Uruguay comes in 10th with 9.104%.
  • Honduras comes in 11th with 9.09%.
  • And Dominican Republic comes in 12th with 8.811%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the Latin America & Caribbean Region.

Top 10 Countries in the Latin America & Caribbean Region.
# Country Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year
1 Venezuela, RB 254.95% 2016
2 Suriname 52.45% 2022
3 Haiti 33.98% 2022
4 Chile 11.64% 2022
5 Nicaragua 10.47% 2022
6 Jamaica 10.35% 2022
7 Colombia 10.18% 2022
8 Paraguay 9.77% 2022
9 Brazil 9.28% 2022
10 Uruguay 9.10% 2022

Comparison with Countries in the Upper middle income Group.

Among countries in the same World Bank Upper middle income (UMI) group, Suriname comes in 3rd with 52.446% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.

Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
# Country Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year
1 Venezuela, RB 254.949% 2016
2 Turkiye 72.309% 2022
3 Suriname 52.446% 2022
4 Moldova 28.737% 2022
5 Bulgaria 15.325% 2022
6 Belarus 15.210% 2022
7 North Macedonia 14.205% 2022
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.021% 2022
9 Azerbaijan 13.852% 2022
10 Montenegro 13.040% 2022
11 Palau 12.353% 2022
12 Serbia 11.982% 2022
13 Georgia 11.898% 2022
14 Botswana 11.666% 2022