Services, value added (% of GDP) in Syria
Syria: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 44.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Syria, 1970–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Syria is 44.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Syria peaked at 59.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2021.
Syria ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.7% | — |
| 1971 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 52.3% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 59.7% | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 54.2% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 57.9% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 57.0% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 53.7% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 56.7% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 56.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 57.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.9% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +12.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 44.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 44.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.9%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 52.3% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 49.5% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 44.2% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 41.9% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 42.2% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 39.7% | 44.7% | 3 |
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, 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 in Syria?
- Services, value added in Syria was 44.7% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for services, value added?
- Syria ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.