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Syria

SY Β· SYR Β· #87 Β· 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 observed 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 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 13.6% 25.6M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2024 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 13.4% 24.7M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 72.6 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2023 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 13.3% 23.6M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 72.1 2.7% No data for this year No data for this year
2022 $23.7B $4,905 -0.2% No data for this year 13.3% 22.5M 26.4 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 72.8 3.4% No data for this year 2,505.75
2021 $14.9B $4,766 1.8% No data for this year 14.9% 21.6M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 72.4 3.5% No data for this year 1,256.00
2020 $12.5B $3,878 1.0% No data for this year 15.2% 21.0M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 71.9 3.7% No data for this year 877.95
2019 $22.6B $3,502 1.2% 13.4% 13.4% 20.4M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 71.0 4.0% No data for this year 436.50
2018 $21.5B $3,456 1.4% 0.9% 13.5% 19.6M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 67.4 3.9% 33.8% 436.50
2017 $16.4B $3,265 -0.7% 18.1% 13.6% 19.2M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 65.7 3.9% 32.7% 492.61
2016 $12.6B No data for this year -6.4% 47.7% 13.8% 19.2M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 65.2 3.9% 31.9% 460.28
2015 $16.5B No data for this year -4.2% 38.5% 14.2% 19.4M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 63.3 3.7% 30.0% 237.03
2014 $21.5B No data for this year -10.3% 10.9% 14.8% 20.3M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 65.5 4.2% 28.1% 154.13
2013 $21.4B No data for this year -26.3% 40.0% 14.5% 21.7M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 65.2 3.8% 26.2% 108.73
2012 $43.2B No data for this year -26.3% 36.7% 13.8% 22.8M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 66.2 3.2% 24.3% 64.58
2011 $67.5B No data for this year 2.9% 4.8% 8.6% 22.9M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year $804.2M 72.3 2.7% 22.5% 48.34
2010 $60.0B No data for this year 3.4% 4.4% 8.6% 21.4M No data for this year 30.0% -2.8% $1.5B 73.5 3.4% 20.7% 11.23
2009 $53.9B No data for this year 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 No data for this year 4.5% 15.2% 10.9% 20.6M No data for this year 37.3% -1.3% $1.5B 73.4 3.4% 14.0% 11.23
2007 $40.5B No data for this year 5.7% 4.7% 8.4% 20.1M No data for this year 42.7% -0.2% $1.2B 73.3 3.7% 11.5% 11.23
2006 $33.8B No data for this year 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 No data for this year 6.2% 7.2% 8.1% 19.1M No data for this year 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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