External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square in Syria
Syria: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square was 19,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Syria, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Syria recorded 19,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Syria peaked at 25,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Syria 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square in Syria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 24,454 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 23,332 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 21,814 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 21,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 19,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 19,214 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 19,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 19,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 19,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 19,794 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 20,428 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 19,780 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 19,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 19,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 19,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 12,875 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 19,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,091 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,152 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,454 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 20,577 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,332 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,581 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,428 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 85 Tajikistan 22,264 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 21,858 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 87 Zambia 20,695 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 17,712 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 91 Congo 17,440 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Syria
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.45 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 767.72 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Syria?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Syria was 19,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 25,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Syria ranks 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.