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Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Syria

Services share of GDP in Syria in 2022 — 44.7%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 198. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 10 pp.

2022 44.7% +5 pp vs 2021
World rank 157of 198
Period maximum 59.7%1973
Period minimum 39.7%2021

Trend over time

1970–2022 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Syria, 1970–20223040506019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 54.7%1971: 54.9%1972: 52.3%1973: 59.7%1974: 54.2%1975: 57.9%1976: 55.3%1977: 57%1978: 53.7%1979: 55.3%1980: 56.5%1981: 55.1%1982: 56.7%1983: 56.2%1984: 57.7%1985: 57.1%1986: 53.9%1987: 55.2%1988: 49.5%1989: 52.6%1990: 47.6%1991: 47.6%1992: 50.9%1993: 52.9%1994: 54.2%1995: 53.7%1996: 46.7%1997: 45.7%1998: 44.2%1999: 45.7%2000: 41.9%2001: 44.9%2002: 45.6%2003: 47.1%2004: 47.5%2005: 48.5%2006: 43.6%2007: 46.5%2008: 47%2009: 49.9%2010: 50.1%2011: 45.6%2012: 51.5%2013: 51.7%2014: 53.6%2015: 51.4%2016: 49.6%2017: 42.2%2018: 42.5%2019: 43.3%2020: 43.4%2021: 39.7%2022: 44.7%
Change over the period: −10 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Syria 44.7%
World 62.3%
Middle East & North Africa 47.8%
Western Asia computed 48.2%
Low-income countries computed 42.3%
Services share of GDP — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 44.7 +5 pp
2021 39.7 −3.7 pp
2020 43.4 +0 pp
2019 43.3 +0.8 pp
2018 42.5 +0.3 pp
2017 42.2 −7.4 pp
2016 49.6 −1.8 pp
2015 51.4 −2.3 pp
2014 53.6 +1.9 pp
2013 51.7 +0.2 pp
2012 51.5 +5.9 pp
2011 45.6 −4.5 pp
2010 50.1 +0.2 pp
2009 49.9 +2.9 pp
2008 47 +0.5 pp
2007 46.5 +2.9 pp
2006 43.6 −5 pp
2005 48.5 +1 pp
2004 47.5 +0.5 pp
2003 47.1 +1.5 pp
2002 45.6 +0.7 pp
2001 44.9 +3 pp
2000 41.9 −3.7 pp
1999 45.7 +1.5 pp
1998 44.2 −1.5 pp
1997 45.7 −1.1 pp
1996 46.7 −7 pp
1995 53.7 −0.5 pp
1994 54.2 +1.3 pp
1993 52.9 +2 pp
1992 50.9 +3.4 pp
1991 47.6 −0 pp
1990 47.6 −5 pp
1989 52.6 +3.1 pp
1988 49.5 −5.7 pp
1987 55.2 +1.3 pp
1986 53.9 −3.2 pp
1985 57.1 −0.6 pp
1984 57.7 +1.5 pp
1983 56.2 −0.5 pp
1982 56.7 +1.6 pp
1981 55.1 −1.4 pp
1980 56.5 +1.1 pp
1979 55.3 +1.6 pp
1978 53.7 −3.3 pp
1977 57 +1.7 pp
1976 55.3 −2.5 pp
1975 57.9 +3.6 pp
1974 54.2 −5.5 pp
1973 59.7 +7.4 pp
1972 52.3 −2.6 pp
1971 54.9 +0.2 pp
1970 54.7 —

Western Asia, 2022

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

LB Lebanon 88.6 CY Cyprus 77.2 IL Israel 70.5 GE Georgia 59 PS Palestine 58.3 JO Jordan 56.4 AM Armenia 55.6 TR Türkiye 52.2 AE United Arab Emirates 49.9 BH Bahrain 49.2 KW Kuwait 44.8 SY Syria 44.7 OM Oman 42.3 SA Saudi Arabia 40.2 QA Qatar 38.5 IQ Iraq 33.2 AZ Azerbaijan 32.1
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About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

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

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