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Syria

SY · SYR · #87 · 6 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2022)
$4,905
GDP (2022)
$23.7B
GDP growth (2022)
-0.2% ↓
Inflation (2019)
13.4% ↑
Unemployment (2025)
13.6% ↑
Population (2025)
25.6M
Population growth (2025)
3.8% ↓
Gini index (2022)
26.4
Government debt (2010)
30.0% of GDP
Current account (2010)
-2.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2011)
$804.2M
Life expectancy (2024)
72.6 yrs
Health spending (2023)
2.7% of GDP
Internet users (2018)
33.8%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
71.2/100
Trade openness (2022)
35.4% of GDP
Exchange rate (2022)
2,505.75/USD
Foreign reserves (2010)
$20.6B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2010)
30.0% of GDP
Current account (2010)
-2.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2011)
$804.2M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2022)
0.26
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

Services sector (2022)
44.7% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2012)
7.9
Bank branches per 100k (2013)
4.4
ICT service exports (2010)
1.9%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 - - - - 13.6% 25.6M - - - - - - - -
2024 - - - - 13.4% 24.7M - - - - 72.6 - - -
2023 - - - - 13.3% 23.6M - - - - 72.1 2.7% - -
2022 $23.7B $4,905 -0.2% - 13.3% 22.5M 26.4 - - - 72.8 3.4% - 2,505.75
2021 $14.9B $4,766 1.8% - 14.9% 21.6M - - - - 72.4 3.5% - 1,256.00
2020 $12.5B $3,878 1.0% - 15.2% 21.0M - - - - 71.9 3.7% - 877.95
2019 $22.6B $3,502 1.2% 13.4% 13.4% 20.4M - - - - 71.0 4.0% - 436.50
2018 $21.5B $3,456 1.4% 0.9% 13.5% 19.6M - - - - 67.4 3.9% 33.8% 436.50
2017 $16.4B $3,265 -0.7% 18.1% 13.6% 19.2M - - - - 65.7 3.9% 32.7% 492.61
2016 $12.6B - -6.4% 47.7% 13.8% 19.2M - - - - 65.2 3.9% 31.9% 460.28
2015 $16.5B - -4.2% 38.5% 14.2% 19.4M - - - - 63.3 3.7% 30.0% 237.03
2014 $21.5B - -10.3% 10.9% 14.8% 20.3M - - - - 65.5 4.2% 28.1% 154.13
2013 $21.4B - -26.3% 40.0% 14.5% 21.7M - - - - 65.2 3.8% 26.2% 108.73
2012 $43.2B - -26.3% 36.7% 13.8% 22.8M - - - - 66.2 3.2% 24.3% 64.58
2011 $67.5B - 2.9% 4.8% 8.6% 22.9M - - - $804.2M 72.3 2.7% 22.5% 48.34
2010 $60.0B - 3.4% 4.4% 8.6% 21.4M - 30.0% -2.8% $1.5B 73.5 3.4% 20.7% 11.23
2009 $53.9B - 5.9% 2.8% 8.1% 21.1M 40.4 31.2% -2.9% $2.6B 73.5 3.6% 17.3% 11.23
2008 $52.6B - 4.5% 15.2% 10.9% 20.6M - 37.3% -1.3% $1.5B 73.4 3.4% 14.0% 11.23
2007 $40.5B - 5.7% 4.7% 8.4% 20.1M - 42.7% -0.2% $1.2B 73.3 3.7% 11.5% 11.23
2006 $33.8B - 5.0% 10.4% 8.2% 19.6M 40.1 45.0% 1.4% $659.0M 73.0 3.8% 7.8% 11.23
2005 $28.9B - 6.2% 7.2% 8.1% 19.1M - 50.7% -2.2% $500.0M 72.8 4.1% 5.7% 11.23
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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