External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Syria
Syria: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) was 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total in Syria, 2008–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total in Syria is 5.95 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total in Syria peaked at 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.82 billion DOD, current US$, in 2015.
Syria ranks 84th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Syria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.40 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 5.70 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.28 billion DOD, current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.00 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.96 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.82 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.84 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.15 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.19 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.51 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 5.83 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.79 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.95 billion DOD, current US$, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.72 billion DOD, current US$, 32% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 81 Tajikistan 7.15 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 82 Guinea 6.54 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 83 Niger 6.42 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 85 Togo 5.65 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 86 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 5.62 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 87 Maldives 4.75 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -41.81 % change on previous year (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total in Syria?
- External debt stocks, total in Syria was 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 billion DOD, current US$ in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for external debt stocks, total?
- Syria ranks 84th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.