External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Syria
Syria: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Syria, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Syria peaked at 258.84 DOD, current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person, in 2024.
Syria ranks 112th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 249.06 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | 258.84 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 234.7 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 217.69 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 208.62 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 219.96 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 227.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 227.5 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 227.57 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 239.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 234.12 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 225.53 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 226.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 232.5 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 216.45 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 206.64 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 516.25 DOD, current US$ per person, 37% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 253.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 249.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 258.84 DOD, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 226.25 DOD, current US$ per person | 208.62 DOD, current US$ per person | 239.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 214.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 232.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 109 Niger 196.39 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Central African Republic 196.21 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 111 Eritrea 196.09 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Yemen 174.63 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 114 Malawi 172.88 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Chad 164.95 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 30.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0176 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 22.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.69 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Syria?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Syria was 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 258.84 DOD, current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Syria ranks 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.