Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Syria
Syria: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 573.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Syria, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 573.21 constant 2015 US$ per person for value of imported goods and services, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Syria peaked at 1,110 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 298.12 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2020.
Syria ranks 137th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 521.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 544.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 543.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 498.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 726.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +45.8% |
| 1975 | 824.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 762.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 1,031 constant 2015 US$ per person | +35.2% |
| 1978 | 858.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 937.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 903.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 801.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 655.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 625.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 597.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 800.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 688.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 787.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 735.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 751.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 735.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 724.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 795.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 768.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 765.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 743.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 694.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 665.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 607.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 660.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 628.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 676.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 660.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 660.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 903.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 1,110 constant 2015 US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 928.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 971.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 765.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 861.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 709.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 388.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 2013 | 332.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 303.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 311.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 307.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 403.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 371.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 349.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 298.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 644.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | +116.1% |
| 2022 | 573.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +116.1% | 298.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | 644.1 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 724.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 498.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,031 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 734.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 597.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 903.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 715.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | 607.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 795.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 831.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 628.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,110 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 433.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 303.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 861.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 505.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | 298.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | 644.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 134 Congo 705.79 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 135 Senegal 639.61 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 136 Iran 633.67 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 138 India 541.44 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 139 Somalia 496.82 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 140 Comoros 481.43 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 804.16 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -45.27 % change on previous year (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person (2011)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.74 % change on previous year (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3361 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 917.69 includes gold, current US$ per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Syria?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Syria was 573.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,110 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 298.12 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Syria ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.