Syrian Arab Republic — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2022.
GDP growth for Syrian Arab Republic was -0.20% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 62 years, from 1961 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 25.80% in 1974. The lowest was -26.34% in 2012 (about 130.1× the latest value).
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 196 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Syrian Arab Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 101% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 99%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 20 of 23 economies; Iraq (-2.16%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1534% in 1980. That is 97% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962.
World ranking. Slipped: 11th of 107 in 1961 → 116th of 119 in 1970 → 6th of 152 in 1980 → 79th of 176 in 1990 → 172nd of 199 in 2000 → 81st of 209 in 2010 → 29th of 209 in 2020 → 185th of 209 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2022
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -0.2% | -2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 1.79% | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 0.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 1.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.39% | +2.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.72% | +5.7 pp |
| 2016 | -6.41% | -2.2 pp |
| 2015 | -4.18% | +6.1 pp |
| 2014 | -10.31% | +16.0 pp |
| 2013 | -26.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -26.34% | -29.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.85% | -2.3 pp |
| 2010 | 5.19% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 5.91% | +1.4 pp |
| 2008 | 4.48% | -1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 5.05% | -1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 6.22% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +6.3 pp |
| 2003 | 0.59% | -7.3 pp |
| 2002 | 7.86% | +4.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.79% | +3.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.68% | +4.2 pp |
| 1999 | -3.55% | -10.3 pp |
| 1998 | 6.79% | +1.8 pp |
| 1997 | 5.02% | -4.8 pp |
| 1996 | 9.83% | +2.8 pp |
| 1995 | 7.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 7.21% | +1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 6.15% | -6.8 pp |
| 1992 | 12.97% | +5.3 pp |
| 1991 | 7.67% | +3.9 pp |
| 1990 | 3.74% | +17.4 pp |
| 1989 | -13.65% | -31.7 pp |
| 1988 | 18.01% | +16.3 pp |
| 1987 | 1.68% | +9.6 pp |
| 1986 | -7.95% | -17.3 pp |
| 1985 | 9.35% | +17.0 pp |
| 1984 | -7.61% | -9.9 pp |
| 1983 | 2.32% | -0.5 pp |
| 1982 | 2.79% | -5.0 pp |
| 1981 | 7.76% | -6.8 pp |
| 1980 | 14.51% | +13.6 pp |
| 1979 | 0.89% | -9.1 pp |
| 1978 | 9.94% | +11.7 pp |
| 1977 | -1.8% | -14.1 pp |
| 1976 | 12.25% | -4.1 pp |
| 1975 | 16.35% | -9.4 pp |
| 1974 | 25.8% | +36.3 pp |
| 1973 | -10.47% | -36.1 pp |
| 1972 | 25.66% | +16.7 pp |
| 1971 | 8.96% | +10.8 pp |
| 1970 | -1.8% | -20.6 pp |
| 1969 | 18.77% | +15.0 pp |
| 1968 | 3.73% | -4.5 pp |
| 1967 | 8.26% | +15.9 pp |
| 1966 | -7.66% | -10.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -7.0 pp |
| 1964 | 9.27% | +17.9 pp |
| 1963 | -8.65% | -33.2 pp |
| 1962 | 24.52% | +13.7 pp |
| 1961 | 10.83% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Syrian Arab Republic’s GDP growth in 1962?
24.52% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Syrian Arab Republic’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2022 the series was shrinking overall: -101.9% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: -0.2%; 2021: 1.79%; 2020: 0.95%; 2019: 1.22%; 2018: 1.39%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.