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

Iran
4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
4.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Iran rank
6th
Syria rank
5th

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

  • Iran
  • Syria
246810199020072025

How they compare

Syria currently reports 4.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.

Iran ranks 6th and Syria ranks 5th of 198 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 6.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 8.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Syria
2000s 4.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.9146 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Syria
2010s 2.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Syria
2020s 3.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 6.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.54 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, Iran or Syria?
Syria, at 4.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Iran and Syria?
0.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iran and Syria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 6th 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.