Syrian Arab Republic's final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) was US$8.14 billion in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 76.9% from US$35.25 billion in 2012 (13.63% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$8.14 billion | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$13.43 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$35.25 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | US$43.36 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$5.46 billion | 1970 |
| Average since 2013 | US$15.35 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$5.46 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) fell 37.7% on 2021 (from US$13.08 billion to US$8.14 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 13.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 41.1% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.7% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1.67 billion a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Syrian Arab Republic | US$8.14 billion | 2022 |
| World | US$70.92 trillion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$472.02 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2022 ranking
- Virgin Islands (US) — 2nd of 2: US$3.75 billion
What this measures
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 53 values
| Year | Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,142,997,947 |
| 2021 | 13,080,241,902 |
| 2020 | 10,400,930,625 |
| 2019 | 13,231,986,931 |
| 2018 | 11,308,226,750 |
| 2017 | 13,429,130,429 |
| 2016 | 17,514,255,356 |
| 2015 | 18,037,876,696 |
| 2014 | 23,574,999,480 |
| 2013 | 24,731,409,127 |
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$140.48 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$25.12 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — US$3.8 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$496.39 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$304.26 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$176.68 billion (2024)
- Israel — US$325.35 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — US$91.69 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — US$37.45 billion (2024)
- Libya
More economic policy & debt data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$8.91 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$305.05 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$820.37 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.65 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$9.21 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$9.21 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$9.21 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Syrian Arab Republic's final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$8.14 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 49.22% from US$5.46 billion in 1970 (0.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$43.36 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$5.46 billion in 1970.
- Is the latest change in final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?
- In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) fell 37.7% on 2021 (from US$13.08 billion to US$8.14 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 13.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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