Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Suriname
Suriname: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.7281 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export quality index in Suriname, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export quality index in Suriname stood at 0.7281.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Suriname peaked at 0.8576 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5149, in 2003.
That places Suriname 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8195 | — |
| 1971 | 0.8576 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8571 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.765 | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7947 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7481 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7494 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6469 | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7274 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6339 | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6693 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6046 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6066 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7 | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7302 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6766 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6095 | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5745 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5997 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6215 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6096 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6029 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6044 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6289 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6146 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.61 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5457 | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5992 | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6127 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6188 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6395 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5878 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5254 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5149 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5746 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6566 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6944 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.703 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7473 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7577 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7663 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7282 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7204 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7019 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7281 | +3.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.7281 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7719, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.7281 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7708, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.76 | 0.6339 | 0.8576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6392 | 0.5745 | 0.7302 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6047 | 0.5457 | 0.6289 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6401 | 0.5149 | 0.7577 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.729 | 0.7019 | 0.7663 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Suriname?
- Export quality index in Suriname was 0.7281 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8576 in 1971.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5149 in 2003.
- How does Suriname rank for export quality index?
- Suriname ranks 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.