Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Syria
Syria: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.2637 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Syria, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Syria is 0.2637, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Syria peaked at 0.4039 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2637, in 2022.
That places Syria 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3517 | — |
| 2003 | 0.3751 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4015 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4039 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2637 | -34.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.2637 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 71% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.2637 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3369, 78% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3517 | 0.3517 | 0.3517 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3935 | 0.3751 | 0.4039 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2637 | 0.2637 | 0.2637 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Syria?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Syria was 0.2637 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4039 in 2009.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2637 in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Syria ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.