IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Syria
Syria: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 15.69 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Syria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Syria is 15.69 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Syria peaked at 24.87 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.3 units per person, in 1961.
That places Syria 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.62 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 5.3 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 5.84 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 5.42 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 9.46 units per person | +74.4% |
| 1965 | 7.88 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 8.96 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 9.42 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 7.93 units per person | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 7.69 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 9.33 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 9.01 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 11.55 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1973 | 11.6 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.28 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1975 | 6.64 units per person | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 5.57 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 7.51 units per person | +34.7% |
| 1978 | 9.8 units per person | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 9.7 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 12.44 units per person | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 10.98 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 10.89 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 9.99 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 13.29 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1985 | 14.38 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 15.46 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 17.33 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 15.89 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 15.01 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 15.73 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 15.33 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.29 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 20.9 units per person | +46.3% |
| 1994 | 21.57 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 21.35 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 20.1 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 18.37 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 18.68 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 24.83 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 22.99 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 21.64 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 22.85 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 24.39 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 24.87 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 22.49 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.22 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.9 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 20.94 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.11 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.83 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.87 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20.98 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.95 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.56 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.75 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 20.86 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 19.95 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 20.09 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 17.4 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 16.7 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 15.52 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 15.69 units per person | +1.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 15.69 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.16 units per person, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 15.69 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.78 units per person, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +74.4% | 5.42 units per person | 9.46 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.35 units per person | 5.3 units per person | 9.46 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9 units per person | 5.57 units per person | 11.6 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.57 units per person | 9.99 units per person | 17.33 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.11 units per person | 14.29 units per person | 24.83 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.56 units per person | 20.9 units per person | 24.87 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.56 units per person | 19.7 units per person | 21.75 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4 units per person | 15.52 units per person | 20.09 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Syria?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Syria was 15.69 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.87 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 units per person in 1961.
- How does Syria rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Syria ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.