General government final consumption expenditure in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 2.7% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 23.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1961 | 13.8% | -8.5% |
| 1962 | 13.1% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 12.5% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 14.1% | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 15.1% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 17.8% | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 16.3% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 17.5% | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 21.5% | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 17.8% | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 21.6% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 21.5% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -33.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -58.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 12.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 17.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 13.2% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 12.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 2.7% | 10.3% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 804.16 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -45.27 % change on previous year (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person (2011)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.74 % change on previous year (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3361 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 917.69 includes gold, current US$ per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Syrian Arab Republic?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Syrian Arab Republic was 2.7% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.