Syrian Arab Republic — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2019.
Inflation for Syrian Arab Republic was 13.42% in 2019, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1960 to 2019. The highest recorded value was 59.48% in 1987. The lowest was -3.88% in 1965 (about -3.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.65% per year.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 16 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Syrian Arab Republic sits above it. It peaked in 1987 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2009–2019) the figure moved up 359%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 4 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (9.81%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4542% in 2003. That is 32% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1973; grown tenfold by 1987. Doubling roughly every 42 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 14th of 63 in 1960 → 43rd of 92 in 1970 → 28th of 106 in 1980 → 31st of 131 in 1990 → 163rd of 163 in 2000 → 71st of 186 in 2010 → 12th of 183 in 2019.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2019
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.42% | +12.5 pp |
| 2018 | 0.94% | -17.1 pp |
| 2017 | 18.08% | -29.6 pp |
| 2016 | 47.71% | +9.2 pp |
| 2015 | 38.46% | +27.5 pp |
| 2014 | 10.93% | -29.1 pp |
| 2013 | 40.03% | +3.3 pp |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +31.9 pp |
| 2011 | 4.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +1.5 pp |
| 2009 | 2.92% | -12.8 pp |
| 2008 | 15.75% | +11.8 pp |
| 2007 | 3.91% | -6.1 pp |
| 2006 | 10.02% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 7.24% | +2.8 pp |
| 2004 | 4.43% | -1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +5.9 pp |
| 2002 | -0.13% | -3.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3% | +6.8 pp |
| 2000 | -3.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | -3.7% | -2.9 pp |
| 1998 | -0.8% | -2.7 pp |
| 1997 | 1.89% | -6.4 pp |
| 1996 | 8.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 7.98% | -7.3 pp |
| 1994 | 15.33% | +2.1 pp |
| 1993 | 13.22% | +2.2 pp |
| 1992 | 11.01% | +2.0 pp |
| 1991 | 9% | -10.4 pp |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +8.0 pp |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -23.2 pp |
| 1988 | 34.56% | -24.9 pp |
| 1987 | 59.48% | +23.4 pp |
| 1986 | 36.06% | +18.8 pp |
| 1985 | 17.25% | +8.0 pp |
| 1984 | 9.23% | +3.1 pp |
| 1983 | 6.13% | -8.2 pp |
| 1982 | 14.3% | -4.1 pp |
| 1981 | 18.39% | -0.9 pp |
| 1980 | 19.3% | +14.7 pp |
| 1979 | 4.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 4.81% | -7.2 pp |
| 1977 | 11.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 11.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 11.46% | -4.1 pp |
| 1974 | 15.53% | -4.8 pp |
| 1973 | 20.36% | +18.3 pp |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -3.5 pp |
| 1971 | 5.61% | +1.0 pp |
| 1970 | 4.64% | +6.6 pp |
| 1969 | -1.99% | -4.8 pp |
| 1968 | 2.85% | -3.6 pp |
| 1967 | 6.45% | +2.7 pp |
| 1966 | 3.79% | +7.7 pp |
| 1965 | -3.88% | -9.3 pp |
| 1964 | 5.4% | +3.5 pp |
| 1963 | 1.92% | +5.8 pp |
| 1962 | -3.85% | -5.8 pp |
| 1961 | 1.96% | -3.2 pp |
| 1960 | 5.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Syrian Arab Republic’s Inflation in 1961?
1.96% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2019 the series was growing overall: +162.1% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 2019: 13.42%; 2018: 0.94%; 2017: 18.08%; 2016: 47.71%; 2015: 38.46%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.