Syria vs Türkiye

Syria vs Türkiye: GDP growth

GDP growth: 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010 and 3.7% a year in Türkiye in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 5.1 percentage points, or 2.48 times that in Syria.

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% a year · IMF

Syria vs Türkiye: GDP growthGDP growth: 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010 and 3.7% a year in Türkiye in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 5.1 percentage points, or 2.48 times that in Syria.
SyriaTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Türkiye has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Türkiye at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSyriaTürkiye
2025–3.7
2024–3.5
2023–5
2022–5.4
2021–11.8
2020–1.8
2019–1.3
2018–3.5
2017–7.8
2016–3.3
2015–5.8
2014–4.6
2013–8.5
2012–4.8
2011–11
20103.48.5
20095.9-4.9
20084.50.9
20075.75.1
200657.1
20056.29.1
20046.99.9
2003-25.8
20025.96.4
20013.7-5.5
20002.37
1999-3.1-3.1
19985.63.1
1997-1.17.5
199637
19955.47.2
19945.5-5.5
19937.48
199213.36
199110.70.9
199010.49.3
1989-6.10.3
198812.72.1
19871.310
1986-4.86.9
19857.34.3
1984-6.56.8
19831.64.8
19822.63.4
19818.54.4
198010.5-0.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSyriaTürkiye
2026–2.7
2027–3.6
2028–4
2029–4
2030–4
2031–4

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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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