Syria

GDP growth in Syria

GDP growth in Syria: 10.5% a year in 1980 and 3.4% a year in 2010, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2010
3.4% a year
Since 1980
−7.1 percentage points
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in SyriaGDP growth in Syria: 10.5% a year in 1980 and 3.4% a year in 2010, by IMF estimates. The highest was 13.3% a year in 1992, the lowest -6.5% a year in 1984.
Estimates, IMF

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 13.3% a year in 1992, the lowest -6.5% a year in 1984.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSyria
20103.4
20095.9
20084.5
20075.7
20065
20056.2
20046.9
2003-2
20025.9
20013.7
20002.3
1999-3.1
19985.6
1997-1.1
19963
19955.4
19945.5
19937.4
199213.3
199110.7
199010.4
1989-6.1
198812.7
19871.3
1986-4.8
19857.3
1984-6.5
19831.6
19822.6
19818.5
198010.5

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.

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