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Syrian Arab Republic

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeCapital: Damascus204,633 observations
Population
25.62M
world rank #57 / 217
GDP
23.74B
world rank #114 / 186
GDP / capita
4,579.4
world rank #164 / 185
Life expectancy
72.6
world rank #130 / 217

Governance

563 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile13.4#200Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile18.8#196Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile25.4#202Rule of Law0-100 percentile25.8#202
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

969 indicators
GDPcurrent US$23.74B#114GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,579.4#164GDP growth%-0.2%#185Inflation%13.4%#171
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

122 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$3.39B#133Merchandise importscurrent US$7.91B#125Exports of goods & services% GDP6.8%#180Imports of goods & services% GDP28.7%#142
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,413 indicators
Life expectancyyears72.6#130Infant mortalityper 1k births17.7#83Maternal mortalityper 100k20#20Health spending% GDP2.7%#183
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,446 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross38.7%#106Education spending% GDP5.1%#40Adult literacy%94.4%#18Primary enrollment% gross81.4%#128
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

411 indicators
Populationpeople25.62M#57Population growth%3.8%#5Urban population%72.1%#70Fertility ratebirths/woman2.7#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

251 indicators
Electricity access% pop89.3%#31Renewable energy share%1.1%#164Forest area% land2.8%#184Electric power consumptionkWh per capita854#112
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

214 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop61.6%#44Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.395.9#130Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

341 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area0.7%#160Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources195.8%#164Capture fisheries productiontonnes4,835#152
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

276 indicators
Agricultural land% land area74.1%#12Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,606.8#56Aquaculture productiontonnes1,165#132Food production index2014-16 = 10097#158
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

81 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people71.2#136Secure internet serversper 1M people113.9#163Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.5#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,212 indicators
Gini indexindex26.4#5Extreme poverty% pop18%#39Internet users% pop33.8%#137Homicide rateper 100k2.1#60
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

363 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths3,748#43INFORM risk score0-107.8#61Hazard & exposure0-108.6#73Vulnerability0-107.8#62
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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