Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria
Syria: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.5% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 425.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria peaked at 1.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Syria ranks 20th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -71.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +250.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +57.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +154.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -67.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +154.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +69.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +220.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -9.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 21.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +250.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 17 Lesotho 1.7% compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 1.5% compare
- 19 Niger 1.5% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 1.4% compare
- 22 Madagascar 1.3% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 1.3% compare
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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Syria was 1.5% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Syria rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Syria ranks 20th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 425.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).