Iran vs Syria: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency

Iran
34.34 % change on previous year
in 2019
Syria
28.46 % change on previous year
in 2019
Iran rank
4th
Syria rank
6th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency over time

  • Iran
  • Syria
0204060196119902019

How they compare

Iran currently reports 34.34 % change on previous year against 28.46 % change on previous year in Syria, a difference of 5.88 % change on previous year.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Iran ranks 4th and Syria ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 8.98 % change on previous year 9.54 % change on previous year 0.563 % change on previous year Syria
1970s 25.27 % change on previous year 19.92 % change on previous year 5.36 % change on previous year Iran
1980s 16.06 % change on previous year 18.9 % change on previous year 2.83 % change on previous year Syria
1990s 34.02 % change on previous year 14.89 % change on previous year 19.14 % change on previous year Iran
2000s 23.94 % change on previous year 12.07 % change on previous year 11.87 % change on previous year Iran
2010s 20.4 % change on previous year 14.34 % change on previous year 6.06 % change on previous year Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, Iran or Syria?
Iran, at 34.34 % change on previous year against 28.46 % change on previous year in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency between Iran and Syria?
5.88 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Syria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
Iran ranks 4th and Syria ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 10,054 data points, 1961–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.