Syrian Arab Republic — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2022.
GDP per capita for Syrian Arab Republic was 1,057 in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 63 years, from 1960 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 2,952 in 2011. The lowest was 184 in 1960 (about 5.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.86% per year.
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 5,348, so Syrian Arab Republic sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 44%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 23 economies; Yemen, Rep. (634) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 54% in 1974. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1971; grown tenfold by 2007. Doubling roughly every 25 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 69th of 111 in 1960 → 88th of 146 in 1970 → 80th of 163 in 1980 → 120th of 192 in 1990 → 130th of 204 in 2000 → 147th of 212 in 2010 → 201st of 210 in 2020 → 187th of 209 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2022
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,056.78 | +53.5% |
| 2021 | 688.57 | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 593.91 | -46.5% |
| 2019 | 1,109.54 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,098.07 | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 851.5 | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 656.35 | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 847.73 | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 1,060.59 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 985.89 | -48.0% |
| 2012 | 1,897.66 | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 2,952.14 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2,730.61 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 2,462.2 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,429.12 | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 1,937.61 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1,718.78 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 1,533.9 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1,368.11 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 1,220.18 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,189.98 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,177.54 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,138.19 | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 978.17 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 960.84 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 940.83 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 918.2 | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 779.7 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 712.39 | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 992.77 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 990.14 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000.08 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 978.49 | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 809.04 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 897.71 | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 997.13 | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 1,208.16 | -21.7% |
| 1985 | 1,543.76 | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 1,706.22 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 1,775.83 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1,702.68 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,675.8 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 1,458.24 | +27.2% |
| 1979 | 1,146.36 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,107.78 | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 951.24 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 976.49 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 903.71 | +27.9% |
| 1974 | 706.58 | +54.0% |
| 1973 | 458.83 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 448.24 | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 392.52 | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 335.45 | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 363.55 | +23.9% |
| 1968 | 293.33 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 272.91 | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 239.31 | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 270.83 | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 254.22 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 234.9 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 223.93 | +14.1% |
| 1961 | 196.29 | +7.0% |
| 1960 | 183.53 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Syrian Arab Republic’s GDP per capita in 1961?
196.29 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Syrian Arab Republic’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Syrian Arab Republic’s GDP per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +475.8% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. 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: 1,056.78; 2021: 688.57; 2020: 593.91; 2019: 1,109.54; 2018: 1,098.07. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). 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.