Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Syria
Syria: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 740.18 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Syria, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Syria stood at 740.18 USD.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Syria peaked at 2,941 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 275.19 USD, in 1970.
Syria ranks 214th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 275.19 USD | — |
| 1971 | 312.6 USD | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 348.82 USD | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 361.17 USD | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 560.11 USD | +55.1% |
| 1975 | 702.97 USD | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 817.22 USD | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 864.1 USD | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1,001 USD | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 1,163 USD | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 1,468 USD | +26.1% |
| 1981 | 1,821 USD | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 1,843 USD | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1,897 USD | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1,883 USD | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 945.23 USD | -49.8% |
| 1986 | 885.16 USD | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 893.05 USD | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,012 USD | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 844.44 USD | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 887.09 USD | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 958.93 USD | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 1,079 USD | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 1,128 USD | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 872.04 USD | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 926.27 USD | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1,008 USD | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 1,049 USD | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1,104 USD | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,097 USD | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,182 USD | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1,232 USD | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1,247 USD | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,166 USD | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 1,339 USD | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1,509 USD | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1,686 USD | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 1,928 USD | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 2,429 USD | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 2,462 USD | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,731 USD | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2,941 USD | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2,058 USD | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 1,247 USD | -39.4% |
| 2014 | 1,156 USD | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1,039 USD | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 704.4 USD | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 909.05 USD | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 1,174 USD | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 1,391 USD | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 1,009 USD | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 1,526 USD | +51.2% |
| 2022 | 1,574 USD | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,230 USD | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 740.18 USD | -39.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 740.18 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 850.6 USD, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 740.18 USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,093 USD, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 640.69 USD | 275.19 USD | 1,163 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,349 USD | 844.44 USD | 1,897 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,011 USD | 872.04 USD | 1,128 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,618 USD | 1,166 USD | 2,462 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,535 USD | 704.4 USD | 2,941 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,216 USD | 740.18 USD | 1,574 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 211 Guinea-Bissau 853.42 USD compare
- 212 Sierra Leone 850.6 USD compare
- 213 Nigeria 806.38 USD compare
- 214 Syrian Arab Republic 740.18 USD compare
- 216 Myanmar 738.79 USD compare
- 217 Niger 727.96 USD 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 gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Syria?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Syria was 740.18 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,941 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 275.19 USD in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Syria ranks 214th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Value 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).