Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 16.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 43.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1962.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.4% | — |
| 1961 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 10.0% | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 9.3% | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 14.6% | +23.2% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 18.1% | +38.3% |
| 1971 | 19.6% | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 17.9% | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 24.2% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 31.2% | +28.9% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +31.6% |
| 1980 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 42.5% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | -21.5% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -57.5% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 8.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.5% | 17.9% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 24.6% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 26.1% | 34.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 20.6% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 22.0% | 40.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 12.0% | 28.2% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Syrian Arab Republic was 16.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1962.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.