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Syria

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 11.3%
Current prices2010
60USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.8%
Current prices2010
2,807USD
Real GDP growth▼ 2.5 pp
Annual change2010
3.4%
Inflation▲ 1.6 pp
Average consumer prices2010
4.4%
Unemployment▲ 0.5 pp
Rate2010
8.6%
Government debt▼ 1.2 pp
General government, gross2010
30.0% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.1 pp
Balance2010
-2.8% of GDP
Population▲ 1.4%
Total2010
21.39million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.10.06.91995: 5.4%1996: 3.0%1997: -1.1%1998: 5.6%1999: -3.1%2000: 2.3%2001: 3.7%2002: 5.9%2003: -2.0%2004: 6.9%2005: 6.2%2006: 5.0%2007: 5.7%2008: 4.5%2009: 5.9%2010: 3.4%1995200020052010

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.90.015.21995: 7.7%1996: 8.9%1997: 1.9%1998: -1.0%1999: -3.7%2000: -3.9%2001: 3.4%2002: -0.5%2003: 5.8%2004: 4.4%2005: 7.2%2006: 10.4%2007: 4.7%2008: 15.2%2009: 2.8%2010: 4.4%1995200020052010

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
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Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01522000: 152%2001: 144%2002: 132%2003: 133%2004: 113%2005: 51%2006: 45%2007: 43%2008: 37%2009: 31%2010: 30%200020052010

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-7.70.05.22000: 5.2%2001: 4.0%2002: 4.9%2003: -7.7%2004: -3.1%2005: -2.2%2006: 1.4%2007: -0.2%2008: -1.3%2009: -2.9%2010: -2.8%200020052010

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199528.218.1–53.7
200520.331.2–48.5
201533.115.5–51.4
202242.911.9–44.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method720USD2022-63.6%
GNI, Atlas method16USD bn2022-64.0%
Exports of goods and services6.8% of GDP2022-0.9 pp
Imports of goods and services28.7% of GDP2022+1.0 pp
Life expectancy at birth72.6years2024+10.8%
Urban population72.1% of total2025-3.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)