Plugs and voltage
Suriname uses Types C and F sockets; Types A and B are also found. Mains supply is 127 V / 220 V at 60 Hz.
Sources disagree: European-style C/F sockets at 127 V are traditional, US-style A/B sockets at 110–127 V are also reported, and some buildings have 220 V. Check the voltage at each socket.
Voltage varies here. Both 100–127 V and 220–240 V outlets are in use. Before plugging in anything that is not labelled “100–240V”, check the socket or ask your host.
Money
$ Surinamese Dollar SRD
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 37.26 SRD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 42 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Suriname are about 42% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Dutchofficial90%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Suriname is on UTC−3, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Suriname drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
16 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- Diwali
- Independence Day
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Second Day of Christmas
January 2027
- New Year's Day
February 2027
- Chinese New Year
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Holi
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- Labor Day
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
July 2027
- Day of Freedoms
August 2027
- Indigenous People Day
October 2027
- Day of the Maroons
- Diwali
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Suriname.
Updated 2025-12-10. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +597
- Internet domain
- .sr
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in South America
Flag: Flag of Suriname.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Suriname.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
