Afghanistan vs Syria: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

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

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
46810199020072024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 4.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.38 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 198 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 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 5.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1344 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 5.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 6.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.7901 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Syria?
Afghanistan, at 4.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 4.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.38 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,945 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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