Syrian Arab Republic: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's GDP per capita (constant LCU) fell 1,269 on 2021 (from 32,494 to 31,225).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −328.4 and a typical year strayed about 4,260 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6,737 in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 17,440 in 2012. 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 736.01 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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.

Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2022 ranking

• Virgin Islands (US) — 1st of 5: 37,842
• Guam — 2nd of 5: 32,813
• Northern Mariana Islands — 4th of 5: 17,644
• American Samoa — 5th of 5: 13,342

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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 varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 25,228 (2024)
• Algeria — 198,048 (2025)
• Bahrain — 9,816 (2025)
• Djibouti — 596,249 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 73,489 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 849.91 million (2025)
• Iraq — 4.41 million (2025)
• Israel — 172,345 (2025)
• Jordan — 3,647 (2025)
• Kuwait — 8,614 (2025)
• Lebanon — 6.92 million (2024)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Syrian Arab Republic's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

31,225 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 38.64% from 22,523 in 1960 (0.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 67,191 in 2011 and the lowest 22,523 in 1960.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?

In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's GDP per capita (constant LCU) fell 1,269 on 2021 (from 32,494 to 31,225). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −328.4 and a typical year strayed about 4,260 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, 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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