Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) in Syria
Syria: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) was -39.84 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded -39.84 % for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 82.4% on the previous year and down 446.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Syria peaked at 55.08 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, -49.81 %, in 1985.
Syria ranks 226th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.59 % | — |
| 1972 | 11.59 % | -14.8% |
| 1973 | 3.54 % | -69.4% |
| 1974 | 55.08 % | +1454.8% |
| 1975 | 25.51 % | -53.7% |
| 1976 | 16.25 % | -36.3% |
| 1977 | 5.74 % | -64.7% |
| 1978 | 15.88 % | +176.7% |
| 1979 | 16.19 % | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 26.14 % | +61.5% |
| 1981 | 24.1 % | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.17 % | -95.2% |
| 1983 | 2.97 % | +155.0% |
| 1984 | -0.7448 % | -125.1% |
| 1985 | -49.81 % | +6586.8% |
| 1986 | -6.36 % | -87.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8919 % | -114.0% |
| 1988 | 13.35 % | +1396.4% |
| 1989 | -16.58 % | -224.2% |
| 1990 | 5.05 % | -130.5% |
| 1991 | 8.1 % | +60.4% |
| 1992 | 12.55 % | +54.9% |
| 1993 | 4.47 % | -64.4% |
| 1994 | -22.66 % | -606.7% |
| 1995 | 6.22 % | -127.4% |
| 1996 | 8.85 % | +42.3% |
| 1997 | 4.07 % | -54.0% |
| 1998 | 5.24 % | +28.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6258 % | -112.0% |
| 2000 | 7.72 % | -1333.8% |
| 2001 | 4.24 % | -45.1% |
| 2002 | 1.21 % | -71.5% |
| 2003 | -6.5 % | -637.9% |
| 2004 | 14.81 % | -327.9% |
| 2005 | 12.76 % | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 11.71 % | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 14.37 % | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 25.97 % | +80.7% |
| 2009 | 1.36 % | -94.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9 % | +700.6% |
| 2011 | 7.72 % | -29.2% |
| 2012 | -30.03 % | -489.1% |
| 2013 | -39.41 % | +31.2% |
| 2014 | -7.29 % | -81.5% |
| 2015 | -10.12 % | +38.7% |
| 2016 | -32.2 % | +218.3% |
| 2017 | 29.05 % | -190.2% |
| 2018 | 29.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.48 % | -36.6% |
| 2020 | -27.46 % | -248.6% |
| 2021 | 51.24 % | -286.6% |
| 2022 | 3.14 % | -93.9% |
| 2023 | -21.84 % | -795.0% |
| 2024 | -39.84 % | +82.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -39.84 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.07 %. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's -39.84 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.96 %. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -6586.8% | -0.7448 % | -49.81 % |
| 1974 | +1454.8% | 3.54 % | 55.08 % |
| 1988 | +1396.4% | 0.8919 % | 13.35 % |
| 2000 | +1333.8% | -0.6258 % | 7.72 % |
| 2023 | -795.0% | 3.14 % | -21.84 % |
| 2010 | +700.6% | 1.36 % | 10.9 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.15 % | 3.54 % | 55.08 % | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.4861 % | -49.81 % | 26.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 % | -22.66 % | 12.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.76 % | -6.5 % | 25.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.38 % | -39.41 % | 29.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.95 % | -39.84 % | 51.24 % | 5 |
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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 gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Syria?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Syria was -39.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.08 % in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.81 % in 1985.
- How does Syria rank for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita?
- Syria ranks 226th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 446.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).