Syria
Inflation in Syria
Inflation in Syria: 19.3% a year in 1980 and 4.4% a year in 2010, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2010
- 4.4% a year
- Since 1980
- −14.9 percentage points
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The highest was 71.4% a year in 1987, the lowest -3.9% a year in 2000.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Syria |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | 15.2 |
| 2007 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 7.2 |
| 2004 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | -3.9 |
| 1999 | -3.7 |
| 1998 | -1 |
| 1997 | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 8.9 |
| 1995 | 7.7 |
| 1994 | 15.3 |
| 1993 | 13.2 |
| 1992 | 11.1 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1990 | 11.1 |
| 1989 | 15.4 |
| 1988 | 30 |
| 1987 | 71.4 |
| 1986 | 36.2 |
| 1985 | 16.8 |
| 1984 | 9.5 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | 14.3 |
| 1981 | 18.4 |
| 1980 | 19.3 |
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
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Military
- Military spending4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per person$110 in 2011
- Military share of state spending13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnel269,000 people in 2020
- National power0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports30 million TIV in 2010
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