Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Syria

Extreme poverty rate in Syria in 2022 — 18%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 73. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 16.8 pp.

2022 18% +18 pp vs 2009
World rank 68of 73
Period maximum 18%2022
Period minimum 0%2006

Trend over time

1996–2022 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Syria, 1996–20220510152019961999200220052008201120142017202020221996: 1.2%2003: 0.5%2006: 0%2009: 0%2022: 18%
Change over the period: +16.8 pp Annual average: 0.65 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Syria 18%
World 10.9%
Extreme poverty rate — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 18
2009 0
2006 0
2003 0.5
1996 1.2

Western Asia, 2022

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

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

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