SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Syria: 123rd largest economy, 62nd in military spending
Population25.6M#57 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$23.7B#123 of 193 in the world · 2022
GDP per person$1.1k#177 of 193 in the world · 2022
Fossil fuel output47 TWh#71 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$2.5B#62 of 167 in the world · 2011
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
25.6M people, 72% in cities
- Population25.6M2025
- Population growth3.8%2025
- Urban population72.1%2025
- Land area184k km²2023
A $23.7B economy, $1.1k per person
- GDP$23.7B2022
- GDP (purchasing power)$110B2022
- GDP per person$1.1k2022
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$4.9k2022
- GDP growth-0.2%2022
Exports are 7% of GDP
- Exports, share of GDP6.8%2022
- Imports, share of GDP28.7%2022
- Exports of goods and services$1.6B2022
- Imports of goods and services$6.8B2022
Fossil fuel output of 47 TWh
Oilmade 19 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 27 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)47 TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption94 TWh2023
- Energy use per person4.0 MWh2023
- Electricity generation25 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels96.5%2024
Spends $2.5B on its military
- Military spending$2.5B2011
- Armed forces personnel269k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$7M2021
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$30M2010
What Syria's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Syria · 5 Octaccusation
flagrant breach
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2010-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.