Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Syria
Syria: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 17.96 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
17.96
World rank
24th
of 120 countries
All-time high
17.96
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 2006
Years of data
5
1996–2022
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Syria, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Syria stood at 17.96. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Syria peaked at 17.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
That places Syria 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1533 | 0 | 0.4599 | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.96 | 17.96 | 17.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,607 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.54 (2008)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.117 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.117 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1356 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1845 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Syria?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Syria was 17.96 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Syria ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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