Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Syrian Arab Republic, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 100.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2006.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 98.1% | — |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 1 Madagascar 100.0% compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 4 Guinea 100.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Syrian Arab Republic was 100.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2006.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.