GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Syria
Syria: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth was 0.375 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Syria, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Syria is 0.375 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Syria peaked at 0.375 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.125 5 year moving average, in 2004.
Syria ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Syria, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.125 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.222 5 year moving average | +77.6% |
| 2006 | 0.222 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.222 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 5 year moving average | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.182 5 year moving average | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 5 year moving average | +37.4% |
| 2012 | 0.25 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.231 5 year moving average | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.231 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.231 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.154 5 year moving average | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.154 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.154 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.143 5 year moving average | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.143 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.375 5 year moving average | +162.2% |
| 2022 | 0.333 5 year moving average | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.375 5 year moving average | +12.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.375 5 year moving average is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.625 5 year moving average, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.375 5 year moving average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +162.2% | 0.143 5 year moving average | 0.375 5 year moving average |
| 2005 | +77.6% | 0.125 5 year moving average | 0.222 5 year moving average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1985 5 year moving average | 0.125 5 year moving average | 0.222 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.198 5 year moving average | 0.143 5 year moving average | 0.25 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3065 5 year moving average | 0.143 5 year moving average | 0.375 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 186 Andorra 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Aruba 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Bahamas 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Central African Republic 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Cuba 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Eritrea 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 North Korea 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Kuwait 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Puerto Rico 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.375 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Turkmenistan 0.375 5 year moving average 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 goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Syria?
- Goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Syria was 0.375 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.375 5 year moving average in 2021.
- What is the lowest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.125 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Syria rank for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?
- Syria ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 8: decent work and economic growth rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database