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Syria · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Syria

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Damascus Low income Nation age 106 years (since 1920) i SYR · SY
NationsTree Index 2025 i24.9177th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.7 msee ranking Military strength i85percentile
Population i25.6 m57th of 217 Area i185,180 km²88th of 216 GDP i$23.74 bn125th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$110.18 bn intl.99th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,905 intl.167th of 199 Life expectancy i72.6 years130th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i17
Strength · trunk i41
Quality of life · crown i29
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i11
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i33
CSV

In short

Syria is 177th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 24.9 out of 100; its tree is 5.7 m tall.

It has 25.6 million people and an economy of $110.18 bn at purchasing power parity, 99th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (7th of 108), CO₂ emissions per person (71st of 203) and Adult literacy (41st of 98).

Its weakest positions: Political stability (205th of 207), Control of corruption (204th of 207) and Regulatory quality (200th of 205).

Over five years it climbed from 182nd to 177th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 185,180 88th/216
Land area ikm² 183,630 88th/216
Population ipeople 25.6 m 57th/217
Population growth i% 3.77% 5th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 134.4 84th/216
Urban population i% 72.1% 81st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 28.4% 78th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.8% 151st/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $23.74 bn 125th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $110.18 bn 99th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $102.86 bn 96th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,057 196th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,905 167th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $720 193rd/201
GDP growth i% -0.2% 195th/210
Inflation i% 13.4%2019
Unemployment i% 13.6% 168th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 30.0%2010
Government budget balance i% of GDP -7.8%2010

Main industries

42
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 42.9% 2nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 11.9% 175th/200
Services i% of GDP 44.7% 170th/200

Trade

16
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.61 bn 153rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $6.80 bn 131st/182
Exports i% of GDP 6.8% 180th/183
Imports i% of GDP 28.7% 139th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 35.4% 168th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 49.9%2010
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 24.7%2010
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 21.0%2010
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.7%2010
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.4%2010
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.8%2010
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.2%2011

Natural resources

62
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 6.4% 65th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 4.02% 29th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 2.33% 20th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.03% 137th/209
Arable land i% of land area 24.0% 41st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 318 160th/183

Tourism

70
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.4 m 59th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.82 bn2011
Tourism receipts i% of exports 32.2%2010
Outbound trips idepartures 6.3 m2010

Society & health

33
Life expectancy iyears 72.6 130th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 18.4 119th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.52 93rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.4 102nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 73% 162nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 34.1%2009
Secondary enrolment i% gross 38.7% 165th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 8.2%2003
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.3% 158th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.7% 184th/193
Adult literacy i% 94.4% 41st/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 43.8%2016
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.564 162nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 26.4 7th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 18.0% 89th/108

Infrastructure & digital

25
Access to electricity i% of population 89.3% 162nd/215
Internet users i% of population 33.8%2018
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 71 175th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 6.9 134th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.20 131st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,1392010
Air passengers carried ipassengers 610,745 114th/161

Environment & energy

24
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.27 71st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.1% 187th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 32.1 159th/200
Forest area i% of land area 2.9% 187th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 333 137th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 19.9 196th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 15.4 204th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 28.7 201st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 25.0 205th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 24.3 200th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 28.0 186th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.12010

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $2.49 bn2011
Military expenditure i% of GDP 4.1%2010
Military expenditure i% of government spending 13.6%2010
Armed forces personnel ipeople 269,000 26th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 5.44% 3rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m 144th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 30.0 m2010

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.04% 107th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 104 69th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 646 94th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Syria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/syria. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Syria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/syria. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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