Algeria vs Syria

Algeria vs Syria: GDP growth

GDP growth: 3.7% a year in Algeria in 2024 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Algeria, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Syria.

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% a year · IMF

Algeria vs Syria: GDP growthGDP growth: 3.7% a year in Algeria in 2024 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Algeria, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Syria.
AlgeriaSyriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Algeria has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Algeria at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAlgeriaSyria
20243.7–
20234.1–
20223.6–
20213.8–
2020-5–
20190.9–
20181.4–
20171.5–
20163.9–
20153.2–
20144.1–
20132.6–
20122.4–
20113–
20104.83.4
20091.25.9
20082.54.5
20073.15.7
20062.95
20055.46.2
20044.56.9
20036.5-2
20025.45.9
200133.7
20003.82.3
19993.2-3.1
19985.15.6
19971.1-1.1
19963.83
19953.85.4
1994-0.95.5
1993-2.17.4
19921.613.3
1991-1.210.7
19900.810.4
19894.8-6.1
1988-1.912.7
1987-0.71.3
1986-0.2-4.8
19855.67.3
19845.6-6.5
19835.41.6
19826.42.6
198138.5
1980-5.410.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearAlgeriaSyria
20253.9–
20263.8–
20273.2–
20283.1–
20293.1–
20303–
20313–

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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