Jordan vs Syria

Jordan vs Syria: GDP growth

GDP growth: 2.8% a year in Jordan in 2025 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Jordan.

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% a year · IMF

Jordan vs Syria: GDP growthGDP growth: 2.8% a year in Jordan in 2025 and 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Jordan.
JordanSyriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Jordan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Jordan at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJordanSyria
20252.8–
20242.6–
20233.1–
20222.7–
20213.8–
2020-1.2–
20191.9–
20181.9–
20172.5–
20162.1–
20152.5–
20143.3–
20132.7–
20122.4–
20112.9–
20102.63.4
20095.15.9
20088.34.5
20078.45.7
20068.55
20058.86.2
20048.36.9
20034-2
20026.65.9
200153.7
20004.22.3
19993.2-3.1
19983.25.6
19973.7-1.1
19961.93
199565.4
199455.5
19934.47.4
199216.913.3
1991-5.710.7
1990-1.610.4
1989-10.7-6.1
19882.912.7
19872.71.3
19865.9-4.8
1985-1.17.3
19845.5-6.5
19831.41.6
19825.82.6
1981158.5
198011.110.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJordanSyria
20262.7–
20273.1–
20283–
20293–
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.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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