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Syria

70 series · 1800–2025 · Low income · Middle East & North Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1949–2024225,200,000 (2024)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1950–202417,254 (2024)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–20244,373,152 (2024)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–2024177,246 (2024)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–202418,450 (2024)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1950–20245,149 (2024)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–2024747.8 (2024)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1960–2024270,200,000 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1960–2024120.0 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1960–202420,708 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1960–2024258,000,000 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1960–2024114.6 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1960–202419,771 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1960–202412,237,789 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1960–20245.43 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1960–2024937.8 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1960–202411,511,368 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1960–20245.11 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1960–2024882.1 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1953–202411,511,368 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1953–20245.11 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1953–2024882.1 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1921–202425,763,948 (2024)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1949–202411.4 (2024)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1950–20241,974 (2024)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1921–202482,351,784 (2024)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1949–202436.6 (2024)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1950–20246,310 (2024)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1977–2010-16,963 (2010)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1977–2010-0.598 (2010)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1950–202413,050 (2024)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1960–201993.9 (2019)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1977–2010-1,511 (2010)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1964–2009674,079 (2009)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1990–2009674,079 (2009)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1990–200926.7 (2009)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1964–2010277,835 (2010)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1964–20109.80 (2010)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1964–20131,383,001 (2013)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1990–20131,383,001 (2013)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1964–2010902,725 (2010)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1990–201347.1 (2013)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1964–201031.8 (2010)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2013–2020635,948 (2020)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2013–2020635,948 (2020)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2013–20203.41 (2020)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1964–2009-2.89 (2009)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1990–2009-2.89 (2009)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1990–2009-72,894 (2009)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1964–201022.0 (2010)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1964–2010624,890 (2010)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1970–201030.0 (2010)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1970–201030.0 (2010)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1970–2010851,047 (2010)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1970–201030.0 (2010)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1970–2010851,047 (2010)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1970–2010851,047 (2010)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1964–2009-72,894 (2009)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1964–200926.7 (2009)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1964–201347.1 (2013)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2013–20203.41 (2020)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate2002–20095.00 (2009)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01920–2010577,060 (2010)
M1Millions of local currencyM11951–2004637,000 (2004)
M2Millions of local currencyM21951–20041,026,000 (2004)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–20111,881,637 (2011)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1948–2019199.7 (2019)
InflationPercentinfl1949–201913.4 (2019)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–202525.6 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1969–201114.9 (2011)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →