Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Suriname

Suriname: Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value was 494 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
494 1000 USD
Change on year
down 75.9%
World rank
138th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,400 1000 USD
in 1985
All-time low
10 1000 USD
in 1965
Years of data
42
1965–2008

Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Suriname, 1965–2008

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1965198620081965: 10 1000 USD1966: 11 1000 USD1967: 14 1000 USD1968: 19 1000 USD1969: 30 1000 USD1970: 50 1000 USD1971: 77 1000 USD1972: 616 1000 USD1973: 677 1000 USD1974: 958 1000 USD1975: 1.4k 1000 USD1976: 1.4k 1000 USD1977: 1.6k 1000 USD1978: 1.5k 1000 USD1979: 1.7k 1000 USD1980: 1.8k 1000 USD1981: 1.9k 1000 USD1982: 1.9k 1000 USD1983: 2.0k 1000 USD1984: 760 1000 USD1985: 2.4k 1000 USD1986: 400 1000 USD1987: 500 1000 USD1988: 391 1000 USD1989: 339 1000 USD1990: 809 1000 USD1991: 253 1000 USD1992: 350 1000 USD1993: 300 1000 USD1996: 320 1000 USD1997: 276 1000 USD1998: 449 1000 USD1999: 117 1000 USD2000: 45 1000 USD2001: 76 1000 USD2002: 22 1000 USD2003: 97 1000 USD2004: 96 1000 USD2005: 110 1000 USD2006: 124 1000 USD2007: 2.0k 1000 USD2008: 494 1000 USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 494 1000 USD for soil working equipment (trade) — import value in 2008.

The figure is down 75.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Suriname peaked at 2,400 1000 USD in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 USD, in 1965.

Suriname ranks 138th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Suriname, 1965 to 2008.
Year 1000 USD Change
1965 10 1000 USD —
1966 11 1000 USD +10.0%
1967 14 1000 USD +27.3%
1968 19 1000 USD +35.7%
1969 30 1000 USD +57.9%
1970 50 1000 USD +66.7%
1971 77 1000 USD +54.0%
1972 616 1000 USD +700.0%
1973 677 1000 USD +9.9%
1974 958 1000 USD +41.5%
1975 1,383 1000 USD +44.4%
1976 1,450 1000 USD +4.8%
1977 1,564 1000 USD +7.9%
1978 1,488 1000 USD -4.9%
1979 1,700 1000 USD +14.2%
1980 1,800 1000 USD +5.9%
1981 1,900 1000 USD +5.6%
1982 1,950 1000 USD +2.6%
1983 2,000 1000 USD +2.6%
1984 760 1000 USD -62.0%
1985 2,400 1000 USD +215.8%
1986 400 1000 USD -83.3%
1987 500 1000 USD +25.0%
1988 391 1000 USD -21.8%
1989 339 1000 USD -13.3%
1990 809 1000 USD +138.6%
1991 253 1000 USD -68.7%
1992 350 1000 USD +38.3%
1993 300 1000 USD -14.3%
1996 320 1000 USD +6.7%
1997 276 1000 USD -13.8%
1998 449 1000 USD +62.7%
1999 117 1000 USD -73.9%
2000 45 1000 USD -61.5%
2001 76 1000 USD +68.9%
2002 22 1000 USD -71.1%
2003 97 1000 USD +340.9%
2004 96 1000 USD -1.0%
2005 110 1000 USD +14.6%
2006 124 1000 USD +12.7%
2007 2,046 1000 USD +1550.0%
2008 494 1000 USD -75.9%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 494 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,030 1000 USD, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 494 1000 USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,880 1000 USD, 26% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +1550.0% 124 1000 USD 2,046 1000 USD
1972 +700.0% 77 1000 USD 616 1000 USD
2003 +340.9% 22 1000 USD 97 1000 USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.8 1000 USD 10 1000 USD 30 1000 USD 5
1970s 996.3 1000 USD 50 1000 USD 1,700 1000 USD 10
1980s 1,244 1000 USD 339 1000 USD 2,400 1000 USD 10
1990s 359.25 1000 USD 117 1000 USD 809 1000 USD 8
2000s 345.56 1000 USD 22 1000 USD 2,046 1000 USD 9

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 135 Barbados 547 1000 USD compare
  2. 136 Netherlands Antilles (former) 517 1000 USD compare
  3. 137 Faroe Islands 513 1000 USD compare
  4. 139 Tajikistan 477 1000 USD compare
  5. 140 Belize 394 1000 USD compare
  6. 141 French Polynesia 383 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Suriname?
Soil working equipment (trade) — import value in Suriname was 494 1000 USD in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 2,400 1000 USD in 1985.
What is the lowest soil working equipment (trade) — import value recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 USD in 1965.
How does Suriname rank for soil working equipment (trade) — import value?
Suriname ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2008.
Is soil working equipment (trade) — import value rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 8,281 data points, 1961–2009
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Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.