Iraq vs Syria

Iraq vs Syria: GDP growth

GDP growth: -0.4% a year in Iraq in 2025 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Iraq, by 3 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in Syria.

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% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Syria: GDP growthGDP growth: -0.4% a year in Iraq in 2025 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Iraq, by 3 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in Syria.
IraqSyriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqSyria
2025-0.4–
20240.2–
20230.8–
20227.7–
20211.4–
2020-12.4–
20195.6–
20182.6–
2017-1.5–
201616.2–
20152.5–
20140.7–
20137.6–
201213.9–
20117.5–
20106.43.4
20093.45.9
20088.24.5
20071.95.7
20065.65
20051.76.2
200453.46.9
2003-36.7-2
2002-8.25.9
20011.83.7
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) · 2026–2031
YearIraqSyria
2026-16–
202719–
20286.6–
20293.4–
20303.4–
20313.5–

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.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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