GDP growth in Syria
Syria: GDP growth was -0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Syria, 1961–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2022, gdp growth in Syria stood at -0.2%.
The figure is down 111.3% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Syria peaked at 25.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -26.3%, in 2012.
That places Syria 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | -8.7% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | -10.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | -13.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | -3.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.4% | -26.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.2% | 1.8% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Syria
- DEC alternative conversion factor 11,108 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.63 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.10 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.02 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -804.70 million current US$ (2022)
- GNI per capita 3.83 million current LCU (2022)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 720 current US$ (2022)
- GNI 86.00 trillion current LCU (2022)
- GNI 22.93 billion current US$ (2022)
- GNI, Atlas method 16.24 billion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Syria?
- Gdp growth in Syria was -0.2% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.3% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for gdp growth?
- Syria ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.