Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: GDP per capita growth

Iraq
-4.2%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
-3.9%
in 2022
Iraq rank
211th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
210th

GDP per capita growth over time

  • Iraq
  • Syrian Arab Republic
-75-50-2502550196119932025

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports -3.9% against -4.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 33 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Iraq ranks 211th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 210th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1% 3.6% 0.4% Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 6.7% 5.0% 1.8% Iraq
1980s -0.3% -0.7% 0.4% Iraq
1990s 11.2% 3.3% 7.9% Iraq
2000s 2.3% 1.6% 0.7% Iraq
2010s 2.7% -5.8% 8.5% Iraq
2020s -3.1% -2.4% 0.7% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at -3.9% against -4.2% in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
Iraq ranks 211th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.