Syria vs Yemen
Syria vs Yemen: GDP growth
GDP growth: 3.4% a year in Syria in 2010 and -1.5% a year in Yemen in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Yemen at 2.5% a year in 2031.
% a year · IMF
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Syria | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | -1.5 |
| 2023 | – | -9.3 |
| 2022 | – | -0.5 |
| 2021 | – | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 0.3 |
| 2019 | – | 4.7 |
| 2018 | – | 8.5 |
| 2017 | – | 4 |
| 2016 | – | -4.4 |
| 2015 | – | -32 |
| 2010 | 3.4 | – |
| 2009 | 5.9 | – |
| 2008 | 4.5 | – |
| 2007 | 5.7 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | – |
| 2005 | 6.2 | – |
| 2004 | 6.9 | – |
| 2003 | -2 | – |
| 2002 | 5.9 | – |
| 2001 | 3.7 | – |
| 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) · 2025–2031
| Year | Syria | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | -0.5 |
| 2026 | – | -1.5 |
| 2028 | – | 1 |
| 2029 | – | 1.5 |
| 2030 | – | 2 |
| 2031 | – | 2.5 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Syria vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986