Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Syria
Syria: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was -17.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Syria, 1960–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Syria recorded -17.0% for gross domestic savings in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 207.0% on the previous year and down 137.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Syria peaked at 28.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -32.0%, in 2014.
Syria ranks 178th of 188 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 savings (% of GDP) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.1% | — |
| 1961 | 9.7% | +35.8% |
| 1962 | 16.7% | +71.7% |
| 1963 | 11.1% | -33.1% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -15.2% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | +30.5% |
| 1968 | 11.4% | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 17.2% | +33.1% |
| 1977 | 13.5% | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | -42.5% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +108.9% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | -57.2% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | +240.1% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -39.2% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +36.3% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -53.5% |
| 2012 | -7.2% | -173.9% |
| 2013 | -14.7% | +105.5% |
| 2014 | -32.0% | +117.8% |
| 2015 | -9.5% | -70.2% |
| 2016 | -15.9% | +66.4% |
| 2017 | -13.4% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | -11.8% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | -8.6% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -101.0% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +18510.6% |
| 2022 | -17.0% | -207.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -17.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.7%. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's -17.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.5%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +18510.6% | 0.1% | 15.8% |
| 1989 | +240.1% | 4.7% | 16.2% |
| 2022 | -207.0% | 15.8% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 7.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 4.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 10.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 16.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.3% | -32.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -17.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 gross domestic savings in Syria?
- Gross domestic savings in Syria was -17.0% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.0% in 2014.
- How does Syria rank for gross domestic savings?
- Syria ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 137.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.