Syrian Arab Republic: Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) fell 11.02 percentage points on 2021 (from 118.4% to 107.38%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +3.69 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.81 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 53.47 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.03 percentage points in 2018. 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 7.93 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 45% 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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Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2022 ranking

• American Samoa — 2nd of 5: 14.15%
• Guam — 3rd of 5: 5.47%
• Virgin Islands (US) — 4th of 5: 5.04%

What this measures

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

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

All 62 values

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — -8.31% (2024)
• Algeria — 0.78% (2025)
• Bahrain — 0.23% (2025)
• Djibouti — 4.58% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 24.96% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 28.78% (2025)
• Iraq — -7.03% (2025)
• Israel — 2.09% (2025)
• Jordan — 2.21% (2025)
• Kuwait — -4.97% (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)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 614.95 (2019)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 13.42% (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, GDP deflator (annual % growth)?

107.38% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 107.94 percentage points from -0.57% in 1961. The highest value was 118.4% in 2021 and the lowest -8.35% in 1972.

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

In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) fell 11.02 percentage points on 2021 (from 118.4% to 107.38%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +3.69 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.81 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG, 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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