Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Syria
Syria: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Syria, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2022, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Syria stood at 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Syria peaked at 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2006.
That places Syria 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 27 Venezuela 1.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 28 Benin 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 29 Togo 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 31 Senegal 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 32 Japan 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 33 Honduras 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.117 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1356 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1845 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Syria?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Syria was 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Syria ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.