Country profile
Syria
Asia · Capital: Damascus · Currency: Syrian pound (SYP)
Syria is a country in Asia, with its capital at Damascus. It has a GDP of $23.74B (2022), a population of 25.6M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,057.
- GDP
- $23.74B
- GDP per capita
- $1,057
- Population
- 25.6M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $4,905
2022
2022
2025 · #57 of 216
2022
Economy
- GDP
- $23.74B2022
- GDP per capita
- $1,0572022
- GDP growth
- -0.20%2022
- Inflation
- 13.42%2019
- Unemployment
- 13.57%2025 · #163
- Population
- 25.6M2025 · #57
- GDP (PPP)
- $110.18B2022
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $4,9052022
- Gini index
- 26.42022 · #9
- Government debt
- 30%2010
People
- Median age
- 24.1 yrs2024 · #178
- Fertility rate
- 2.7 children/woman2024 · #66
- Urbanization
- 72.1%2025 · #81
- Net migration
- +421,693/yr2025 · #3
- Life expectancy
- 72.6 yrs2024 · #129
- HDI
- 0.5642023 · #162
- Homicide rate
- 2.1 per 100k2010
Money
- Corporate tax
- 22%2024 · #112
- Top income tax
- 15%2024 · #135
Figures
- Internet users
- 33.8%2018
- CO₂ per capita
- 1.3 t2024 · #133
- Area
- 185,180 km²#90
- Population density
- 138 /km²2025 · #82
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 26 destinations2026 · #198
- Corruption index
- 12/1002024 · #178
- Military spending
- 4.1%2010
- Renewable energy
- 1.1%2021 · #187
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Syria.
- 1SyriatelCellular networkRevenue · 2025 · ~$1.6B
- 2MTN SyriaTelecommunicationsRevenue · 2023 · ~$320.95M