Syrian Arab Republic: GNI per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 1.91 million on 2021 (from 1.92 million to 3.83 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +63,248 and a typical year strayed about 194,684 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 9.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.91 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 4,870 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 upward, about 300,188 a year. A straight line explains 62% 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.

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 29,716 (2024)
• Algeria — 781,300 (2025)
• Bahrain — 10,614 (2025)
• Djibouti — 711,081 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 146,574 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 2.91 billion (2025)
• Iraq — 7.04 million (2025)
• Israel — 205,337 (2025)
• Jordan — 3,738 (2025)
• Kuwait — 12,148 (2024)
• Lebanon — 396.23 million (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Syrian Arab Republic's GNI per capita (current LCU)?

3.83 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 605,134% from 632.62 in 1960 (15.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.83 million in 2022 and the lowest 632.62 in 1960.

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

In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 1.91 million on 2021 (from 1.92 million to 3.83 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +63,248 and a typical year strayed about 194,684 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 9.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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 Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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