Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Syria
Syria: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 55.0%
World rank
6th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Syria, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Syria is 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 55.0% on the previous year and up 957.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Syria peaked at 1.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Syria 6th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 unit of GDP in Syria, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1413 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1396 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -87.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0288 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0298 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0219 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 0.033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0667 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0452 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +134.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6613 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +524.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6745 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4221 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2952 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3755 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2443 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5463 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +123.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3748 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2936 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1848 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1281 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1037 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1228 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1179.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0485 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0241 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +110.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1996 | 0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +509.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1737 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +380.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1949 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3341 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.4% |
| 2016 | 0.792 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +137.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7439 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5839 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5803 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8502 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 73.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +1179.8% | 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1973 | +524.2% | 0.1059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6613 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | +509.3% | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2013 | +380.2% | 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1737 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0628 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3437 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0452 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6745 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1448 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3748 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.345 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.792 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7741 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 3 Micronesia (country) 1.39 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Palau 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Yemen 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nauru 0.2764 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Palestine 0.2719 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Kiribati 0.2569 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Syria?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Syria was 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Syria ranks 6th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 957.0%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.