Afghanistan vs Syria: GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
4.71 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Syria
4.33 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Syria rank
5th

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
46810199020072024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.71 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.33 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.38 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 7.85 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 5.76 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 2.09 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 5.22 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 5.08 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.1344 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 5.66 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 6.45 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.7901 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Syria?
Afghanistan, at 4.71 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.33 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.38 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 8,673 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.