Syria: Economic growth forecast

The latest value from 2010 is 3.44 percent, a decline from 5.91 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 4.47 percent, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1980 to 2010 is 4.25 percent. The minimum value, -6.5 percent, was reached in 1984 while the maximum of 13.25 percent was recorded in 1992. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Year-on-year percent changes in constant price GDP. The base year is country-specific. Expenditure-based GDP is the total final expenditure at purchasers prices including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services, less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.