Syrian Arab Republic: Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Syrian Arab Republic's inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) rose 12.48 percentage points on 2018 (from 0.94% to 13.42%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −1.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.32 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 31.95 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.63 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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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Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2019 ranking

• Myanmar — 2nd of 5: 8.83%
• Aruba — 3rd of 5: 4.26%
• Curaçao — 4th of 5: 2.62%

What this measures

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 60 values

Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — -6.6% (2024)
• Algeria — 1.42% (2025)
• Bahrain — -0.14% (2025)
• Djibouti — -0.31% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 14.07% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 42.17% (2025)
• Iraq — 0.3% (2025)
• Israel — 3.04% (2025)
• Jordan — 1.77% (2025)
• Kuwait — 2.36% (2025)

More financial sector data for Syrian Arab Republic

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$11,108 (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 12,692 (2022)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2,506 (2022)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 107.38% (2022)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 614.95 (2019)
• Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — 107.38% (2022)
• GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 12,692 (2022)

Every indicator for Syrian Arab Republic is on the Syrian Arab Republic data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Syrian Arab Republic's inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)?

13.42% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 8.3 percentage points from 5.12% in 1960. The highest value was 59.48% in 1987 and the lowest -3.88% in 1965.

Is the latest change in inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?

In 2019, Syrian Arab Republic's inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) rose 12.48 percentage points on 2018 (from 0.94% to 13.42%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −1.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.32 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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