Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria
Syria: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria peaked at 647.21 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Syria 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 27.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1962 | 31.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -87.2% |
| 1964 | 7.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +82.9% |
| 1965 | 6.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 7.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 7.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +87.0% |
| 1970 | 22.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +86.5% |
| 1971 | 17.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1972 | 47.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +167.8% |
| 1973 | 303.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +539.0% |
| 1974 | 476.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.1% |
| 1975 | 381.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 288.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 357.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 270.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1979 | 626.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +131.4% |
| 1980 | 546.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 491.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 314.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 1983 | 227.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1984 | 176.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 164.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 140.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 122.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 8.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -93.4% |
| 1989 | 7.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 110.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1447.9% |
| 1991 | 48.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -56.2% |
| 1992 | 10.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -78.8% |
| 1993 | 11.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 17.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +51.3% |
| 1995 | 13.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1996 | 8.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 9.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 12.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 8.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 8.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 9.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 9.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 10.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 16.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 17.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 14.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 17.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 68.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +291.6% |
| 2013 | 171.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +149.5% |
| 2014 | 206.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 283.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 519.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +83.6% |
| 2017 | 633.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 641.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 643.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 647.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 585.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 404.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 432.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 6.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, 16.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1447.9% | 7.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 110.75 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1973 | +539.0% | 47.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 303.41 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2012 | +291.6% | 17.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | 68.66 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 31.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 279.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 626.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 220.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 546.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 110.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 320.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 643.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 480.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 647.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 15 Ukraine 501.62 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 442.12 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 362.27 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 19 Lebanon 305.13 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 20 Moldova 269 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 231.61 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Syria was 330.77 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 647.21 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Syria rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Syria ranks 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.