Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Syria
Syria: Services, value added (current US$), per capita was 472.61 current US$ per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Syria, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 472.61 current US$ per person for services, value added (current us$), per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 72.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per capita in Syria peaked at 1,369 current US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 183.61 current US$ per person, in 1970.
Syria ranks 186th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 183.61 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 215.48 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 234.37 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 274.06 current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 383.01 current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 522.83 current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1976 | 540.48 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 542.65 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 595.29 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 634.33 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 823.52 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 923 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 965.3 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 998.05 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 985.03 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 881.98 current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 651.29 current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 550.02 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 444.24 current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 425.22 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 465.41 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 475.58 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 504.32 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 525.09 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 386.28 current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1995 | 418.64 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 429.13 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 429.51 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 424.24 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 446.93 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 477.44 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 529.07 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 542.53 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 574.5 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 650.44 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 744.25 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 748.7 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 900.67 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 1,142 current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 1,229 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1,369 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1,347 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 977.65 current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 509.72 current US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 568.95 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 435.55 current US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 325.53 current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 358.97 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 466.62 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 480.91 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 257.71 current US$ per person | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 273.43 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 472.61 current US$ per person | +72.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 472.61 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 358.96 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 472.61 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,828 current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +72.8% | 273.43 current US$ per person | 472.61 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 412.61 current US$ per person | 183.61 current US$ per person | 634.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 764.77 current US$ per person | 425.22 current US$ per person | 998.05 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 450.51 current US$ per person | 386.28 current US$ per person | 525.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 753.86 current US$ per person | 477.44 current US$ per person | 1,229 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 683.96 current US$ per person | 325.53 current US$ per person | 1,369 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 334.58 current US$ per person | 257.71 current US$ per person | 472.61 current US$ per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 183 Tajikistan 496.51 current US$ per person compare
- 184 Gambia 487.75 current US$ per person compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 476.45 current US$ per person compare
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 439.06 current US$ per person compare
- 188 Mali 436.32 current US$ per person compare
- 189 Sudan 430.8 current US$ per person 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 services, value added (current us$), per capita in Syria?
- Services, value added (current us$), per capita in Syria was 472.61 current US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,369 current US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 183.61 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Syria ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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 Services, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.