Poverty & Inequality in Syria 85 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Syria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 down 50.0% 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 62.1% 122nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2022 down 39.4% 75th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman 2023 down 14.3% 70th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare 2024 up 51.1% 138th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 5.2% 95th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year 2024 up 64.8% 159th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 2008 down 28.4% 156th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% 2008 down 28.4% 156th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2008 down 79.3% 112th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -24.99 % change on previous year 2008 down 324.3% 182nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.49 2023 down 0.2% 42nd Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.6% 2023 down 46.1% 127th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.117 2023 down 18.8% 86th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.117 2023 down 18.8% 86th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1356 2023 down 36.8% 94th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 18.0% 2022 — 24th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 4.1% 2022 — 30th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 42.1% 2022 up 625.9% 20th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 89.3% 2022 up 179.1% 15th Prosperity gap 6.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 134.5% 24th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1845 2015 unchanged 130th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 11.4% 2022 up 1,528.6% 24th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 29.9% 2022 up 25.1% 28th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 40.9% 2022 up 321.6% 20th Population living in slums 41.1% 2022 up 61.7% 53rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.419 2015 down 20.8% 127th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.419 2015 down 20.8% 127th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.419 2015 down 20.8% 127th Proportion of population below international poverty line 18.0% 2022 — 26th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 24.14 2023 up 14.6% 154th Income share held by second 20% 14.1% 2022 up 36.9% 11th Income share held by third 20% 17.9% 2022 up 20.9% 10th Income share held by fourth 20% 23.7% 2022 up 10.7% 7th Income share held by highest 20% 35.1% 2022 down 25.6% 120th Income share held by highest 10% 20.9% 2022 down 33.9% 120th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.8% 2022 up 46.2% 11th Income share held by lowest 20% 9.3% 2022 up 47.6% 14th Gini index 26.4 2022 down 34.7% 116th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.9% 2022 down 49.0% 99th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 — 30th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 4.1% 2022 — 28th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 1.47 2023 up 427.2% 21st Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.5% 2023 up 425.0% 20th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 3,241 2017 down 54.0% 128th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 18.0% 2022 — 24th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.2637 2022 down 34.7% 113th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 4.03 million people 2022 — 26th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 18.0% 2022 — 24th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 18.0% 2022 — 24th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 18.0% 2022 — 24th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.31 million people 2022 down 89.7% 101st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 18.0% 2022 — 24th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 18.0% 2022 — 24th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 0 people 2022 down 100.0% 119th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 100.0% 2022 up 10.2% 1st Share of population living in extreme poverty 18.0% 2022 — 24th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 89.3% 2022 up 178.7% 15th Number of people living in extreme poverty 18.43 million people 2022 down 16.2% 46th Page 1 of 2 Next →