Syria vs Tunisia

Syria vs Tunisia: GDP growth

GDP growth: 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010 and 2.7% a year in Tunisia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Syria.

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% a year · IMF

Syria vs Tunisia: GDP growthGDP growth: 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010 and 2.7% a year in Tunisia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Syria.
SyriaTunisiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Tunisia has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tunisia at 1.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSyriaTunisia
2025–2.7
2024–1.7
2023–0.3
2022–2.7
2021–4.7
2020–-9
2019–1.6
2018–2.6
2017–2.3
2016–1.1
2015–1
2014–3.1
2013–2.4
2012–4.2
2011–-2
20103.43.5
20095.93
20084.54.2
20075.76.7
200655.2
20056.23.5
20046.96.2
2003-24.7
20025.91.3
20013.73.8
20002.34.3
1999-3.16
19985.65
1997-1.15.7
199636.9
19955.42.7
19945.53.6
19937.42.5
199213.38
199110.74.1
199010.47.1
1989-6.12.6
198812.70.1
19871.36.7
1986-4.8-1.5
19857.35.7
1984-6.55.7
19831.64.7
19822.6-0.5
19818.55.5
198010.57.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSyriaTunisia
2026–2.4
2027–2
2028–1.5
2029–1.5
2030–1.5
2031–1.5

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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