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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Syria

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Syria in 2022 — 2.7%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 176. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12.4 pp.

2022 2.7% −3.9 pp vs 2021
World rank 176of 176
Period maximum 23.9%1985
Period minimum 2.7%2022

Trend over time

1960–2022 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Syria, 1960–2022010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 15.1%1962: 13.1%1964: 13%1966: 14.6%1968: 17.8%1970: 17.5%1972: 17.8%1974: 17.8%1976: 20.1%1978: 20%1980: 23.2%1982: 22%1984: 22.7%1986: 21.5%1988: 13.2%1990: 14.3%1992: 14.4%1994: 13.4%1996: 11.8%1998: 11.2%2000: 12.4%2002: 12.2%2004: 15.6%2006: 11.3%2008: 11.2%2010: 13.3%2012: 14.6%2014: 19.6%2016: 16.7%2018: 16%2020: 10.3%2022: 2.7%
Change over the period: −12.4 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 2.7%
World 16.5%
Middle East & North Africa 15.5%
Western Asia computed 15.9%
Low-income countries computed 12.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.7 −3.9 pp
2021 6.6 −3.7 pp
2020 10.3 −5.1 pp
2019 15.4 −0.6 pp
2018 16 −0.5 pp
2017 16.5 −0.2 pp
2016 16.7 +0 pp
2015 16.7 −2.9 pp
2014 19.6 +0.5 pp
2013 19.1 +4.6 pp
2012 14.6 +1.8 pp
2011 12.8 −0.5 pp
2010 13.3 +1.4 pp
2009 12 +0.7 pp
2008 11.2 −1.1 pp
2007 12.3 +1 pp
2006 11.3 −2.4 pp
2005 13.7 −1.9 pp
2004 15.6 +2.2 pp
2003 13.4 +1.2 pp
2002 12.2 −0.4 pp
2001 12.6 +0.2 pp
2000 12.4 +1.8 pp
1999 10.6 −0.6 pp
1998 11.2 −0.2 pp
1997 11.4 −0.4 pp
1996 11.8 −1.7 pp
1995 13.4 −0 pp
1994 13.4 −0.2 pp
1993 13.6 −0.8 pp
1992 14.4 −0.9 pp
1991 15.3 +0.9 pp
1990 14.3 −1.7 pp
1989 16 +2.8 pp
1988 13.2 −4.8 pp
1987 18 −3.5 pp
1986 21.5 −2.4 pp
1985 23.9 +1.2 pp
1984 22.7 +0.6 pp
1983 22 +0.1 pp
1982 22 +1.2 pp
1981 20.8 −2.4 pp
1980 23.2 +1.5 pp
1979 21.6 +1.6 pp
1978 20 +0.4 pp
1977 19.6 −0.5 pp
1976 20.1 −1 pp
1975 21.1 +3.3 pp
1974 17.8 −3.8 pp
1973 21.5 +3.8 pp
1972 17.8 −0.1 pp
1971 17.9 +0.3 pp
1970 17.5 +1.3 pp
1969 16.3 −1.6 pp
1968 17.8 +2.7 pp
1967 15.1 +0.5 pp
1966 14.6 +0.5 pp
1965 14.1 +1.1 pp
1964 13 +0.4 pp
1963 12.5 −0.5 pp
1962 13.1 −0.8 pp
1961 13.8 −1.3 pp
1960 15.1 —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 21 KW Kuwait 20.9 PS Palestine 20.5 SA Saudi Arabia 19.1 CY Cyprus 18 OM Oman 17.7 IQ Iraq 13.8 BH Bahrain 13.7 QA Qatar 12.9 GE Georgia 12.5 AE United Arab Emirates 12.4 TR Türkiye 11.8 AM Armenia 11.7 AZ Azerbaijan 11.6 LB Lebanon 3.6 SY Syria 2.7
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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