Afghanistan vs Syria

Afghanistan vs Syria: GDP growth

GDP growth: 1.9% a year in Afghanistan in 2024 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 5 percentage points, or 2.45 times that in Syria.

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% a year · IMF

Afghanistan vs Syria: GDP growthGDP growth: 1.9% a year in Afghanistan in 2024 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 5 percentage points, or 2.45 times that in Syria.
AfghanistanSyriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Afghanistan has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Afghanistan at 1.5% a year in 2025.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAfghanistanSyria
20241.9–
20232.3–
2022-6.2–
2021-14.5–
2020-2.4–
20193.9–
20181.2–
20172.6–
20162.2–
20151–
20142.7–
20135.7–
201214–
20116.5–
20108.43.4
200920.65.9
20083.94.5
200713.35.7
20065.45
200511.86.2
20040.76.9
20038.7-2
2002–5.9
2001–3.7
2000–2.3
1999–-3.1
1998–5.6
1997–-1.1
1996–3
1995–5.4
1994–5.5
1993–7.4
1992–13.3
1991–10.7
1990–10.4
1989–-6.1
1988–12.7
1987–1.3
1986–-4.8
1985–7.3
1984–-6.5
1983–1.6
1982–2.6
1981–8.5
1980–10.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2025
YearAfghanistanSyria
20251.5–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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