Services, value added in Syria

Syria: Services, value added was 44.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
44.7%
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
172nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
59.7%
in 1973
All-time low
39.7%
in 2021
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Services, value added in Syria, 1970–2022

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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 172nd of 204 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 in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Services, value added (% of GDP) in Syria, 1970 to 2022.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 169 Azerbaijan 45.3% compare
  2. 170 Nicaragua 45.2% compare
  3. 171 Afghanistan 45.2% compare
  4. 173 Mongolia 44.3% compare
  5. 174 Indonesia 43.9% compare
  6. 175 Laos 43.6% compare

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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 172nd out of 204 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

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
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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.