San Marino has a GDP of $1.83B compared to $20B for Syria, ranking 181/197 and 129/197 by economy size, respectively.
San Marino has $1.31B in government debt (64.1% of GDP), compared to $18.4B (30% of GDP) in Syria.
The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.
| Year | GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|||
| Current $ | Constant $ | Current $ | Constant $ | |
| 1960 | - | - | $857,704,413 | $2,416,812,218 |
| 1961 | - | - | $945,244,972 | $2,678,627,030 |
| 1962 | - | - | $1,110,565,881 | $3,335,461,124 |
| 1963 | - | - | $1,200,447,408 | $3,046,852,122 |
| 1964 | - | - | $1,339,494,267 | $3,329,336,867 |
| 1965 | - | - | $1,472,036,540 | $3,405,890,769 |
| 1966 | - | - | $1,342,287,553 | $3,145,031,364 |
| 1967 | - | - | $1,580,229,799 | $3,404,738,073 |
| 1968 | - | - | $1,753,746,430 | $3,531,703,487 |
| 1969 | - | - | $2,245,011,515 | $4,194,530,603 |
| 1970 | - | - | $2,140,384,010 | $4,119,161,060 |
| 1971 | - | - | $2,589,851,325 | $4,488,065,486 |
| 1972 | - | - | $3,059,681,698 | $5,639,735,188 |
| 1973 | - | - | $3,239,487,516 | $5,049,263,095 |
| 1974 | - | - | $5,159,557,148 | $6,351,759,533 |
| 1975 | - | - | $6,826,980,444 | $7,390,372,324 |
| 1976 | - | - | $7,633,528,867 | $8,296,021,554 |
| 1977 | - | - | $7,696,011,396 | $8,146,733,163 |
| 1978 | - | - | $9,275,200,458 | $8,956,729,450 |
| 1979 | - | - | $9,929,681,529 | $9,036,264,207 |
| 1980 | - | - | $13,062,420,382 | $10,347,255,986 |
| 1981 | - | - | $15,518,201,335 | $11,149,721,268 |
| 1982 | - | - | $16,298,929,011 | $11,460,696,656 |
| 1983 | - | - | $17,589,277,143 | $11,726,623,777 |
| 1984 | - | - | $17,503,078,174 | $10,834,153,805 |
| 1985 | - | - | $16,403,539,893 | $11,847,234,654 |
| 1986 | - | - | $13,293,205,278 | $10,905,032,498 |
| 1987 | - | - | $11,356,215,543 | $11,088,485,935 |
| 1988 | - | - | $10,577,041,645 | $13,085,648,672 |
| 1989 | - | - | $9,853,395,762 | $11,299,813,273 |
| 1990 | - | - | $12,308,624,418 | $11,722,376,107 |
| 1991 | - | - | $12,981,833,333 | $12,621,068,342 |
| 1992 | - | - | $13,253,565,861 | $14,258,373,042 |
| 1993 | - | - | $13,695,962,055 | $15,135,390,679 |
| 1994 | - | - | $10,122,020,000 | $16,227,110,829 |
| 1995 | - | - | $11,396,706,587 | $17,367,323,301 |
| 1996 | - | - | $13,789,560,878 | $19,073,761,706 |
| 1997 | $976,606,694 | $1,248,966,330 | $14,505,233,463 | $20,031,990,206 |
| 1998 | $1,048,316,128 | $1,342,209,396 | $15,200,846,154 | $21,391,221,744 |
| 1999 | $1,109,473,368 | $1,463,670,758 | $15,873,875,969 | $20,631,095,403 |
| 2000 | $1,007,661,367 | $1,495,569,702 | $18,937,052,543 | $20,770,487,870 |
| 2001 | $1,059,529,812 | $1,578,997,708 | $20,237,024,725 | $20,988,014,510 |
| 2002 | $1,148,872,072 | $1,583,905,238 | $20,669,357,462 | $21,818,055,209 |
| 2003 | $1,462,590,267 | $1,645,249,360 | $21,828,144,686 | $23,389,922,826 |
| 2004 | $1,715,340,543 | $1,720,089,190 | $25,086,950,495 | $25,004,519,711 |
| 2005 | $1,786,514,058 | $1,761,803,193 | $28,858,965,517 | $26,558,570,073 |
| 2006 | $1,909,765,165 | $1,829,281,727 | $33,751,788,856 | $27,898,767,456 |
| 2007 | $2,188,654,628 | $1,959,331,267 | $40,465,318,382 | $29,481,908,620 |
| 2008 | $2,403,213,305 | $1,949,516,207 | $52,557,913,569 | $30,801,717,185 |
| 2009 | $2,064,277,126 | $1,748,307,486 | $54,111,735,629 | $32,622,727,886 |
| 2010 | $1,881,191,925 | $1,652,610,655 | $61,390,830,875 | $34,316,469,201 |
| 2011 | $1,813,717,439 | $1,515,199,821 | $67,539,428,159 | $35,294,489,549 |
| 2012 | $1,604,701,299 | $1,408,461,048 | $43,190,318,033 | $25,998,267,919 |
| 2013 | $1,678,741,475 | $1,397,419,106 | $21,361,254,635 | $19,160,700,666 |
| 2014 | $1,673,911,426 | $1,387,604,047 | $21,502,061,466 | $17,185,167,298 |
| 2015 | $1,419,401,071 | $1,419,401,071 | $16,466,863,117 | $16,466,863,117 |
| 2016 | $1,468,343,140 | $1,452,677,592 | $12,597,854,877 | $15,412,063,258 |
| 2017 | $1,528,620,346 | $1,456,429,357 | $16,369,843,352 | $15,300,590,613 |
| 2018 | $1,655,353,653 | $1,478,187,033 | $21,497,782,868 | $15,513,754,781 |
| 2019 | $1,616,232,125 | $1,508,721,723 | $22,583,045,060 | $15,703,131,996 |
| 2020 | $1,544,714,493 | $1,408,423,248 | $12,047,752,036 | $15,593,656,904 |
| 2021 | $1,855,396,000 | $1,604,162,946 | $14,353,205,678 | $15,882,796,970 |
| 2022 | $1,831,700,577 | $1,730,866,818 | $23,622,827,080 | $15,999,183,136 |
| 2023 | - | - | $19,993,439,950 | $15,806,030,725 |
Economic indicators
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product |
$1.83B
2022 |
$20B
2023 |
| GDP rank |
181/197
2022 |
129/197
2023 |
| GDP growth |
-1.28%
2021-2022 |
-15.4%
2022-2023 |
| GDP per capita |
$54,265
2022 |
$847
2023 |
| GDP per capita rank |
20/197
2022 |
184/197
2023 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$75,941
2022 |
$4,650
2023 |
| Government debt |
$1.31B
2022 |
$18.4B
2010 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
64.1%
2025 |
30%
2010 |
| Government debt per person |
$38,712
2022 |
$820
2010 |
| Government debt per person rank |
15/185
2022 |
148/185
2010 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$44,308
2025 |
$731
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
21.1%
2022 |
| Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
3.8%
2022 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
22.1%
2025 |
28.6%
2010 |
| Consumer prices inflation |
2%
2024-2025 |
13.4%
2018-2019 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.91%
2022 |
8.61%
2010 |
| Population |
33996
|
26304877
|
GDP per capita in San Marino vs Syria
San Marino's GDP per capita is $54,265, ranking 20/197, compared to $847 in Syria, ranking 184/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), San Marino ranks 17th at $75,941, while Syria ranks 160th at $4,650.
| Year | Current $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|||
| GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | |
| 1960 | - | - | $183.5 | - |
| 1961 | - | - | $196.3 | - |
| 1962 | - | - | $223.9 | - |
| 1963 | - | - | $234.9 | - |
| 1964 | - | - | $254.2 | - |
| 1965 | - | - | $270.8 | - |
| 1966 | - | - | $239.3 | - |
| 1967 | - | - | $272.9 | - |
| 1968 | - | - | $293.3 | - |
| 1969 | - | - | $364 | - |
| 1970 | - | - | $335 | - |
| 1971 | - | - | $393 | - |
| 1972 | - | - | $448 | - |
| 1973 | - | - | $459 | - |
| 1974 | - | - | $707 | - |
| 1975 | - | - | $904 | - |
| 1976 | - | - | $976 | - |
| 1977 | - | - | $951 | - |
| 1978 | - | - | $1,108 | - |
| 1979 | - | - | $1,146 | - |
| 1980 | - | - | $1,458 | - |
| 1981 | - | - | $1,676 | - |
| 1982 | - | - | $1,703 | - |
| 1983 | - | - | $1,776 | - |
| 1984 | - | - | $1,706 | - |
| 1985 | - | - | $1,544 | - |
| 1986 | - | - | $1,208 | - |
| 1987 | - | - | $997 | - |
| 1988 | - | - | $898 | - |
| 1989 | - | - | $809 | - |
| 1990 | - | - | $978 | - |
| 1991 | - | - | $1,000 | - |
| 1992 | - | - | $990 | - |
| 1993 | - | - | $993 | - |
| 1994 | - | - | $712 | - |
| 1995 | - | - | $780 | - |
| 1996 | - | - | $918 | - |
| 1997 | $37,853 | $44,426 | $941 | - |
| 1998 | $40,127 | $47,679 | $961 | - |
| 1999 | $41,932 | $52,064 | $978 | - |
| 2000 | $37,601 | $53,713 | $1,138 | - |
| 2001 | $39,035 | $57,252 | $1,187 | - |
| 2002 | $41,791 | $57,584 | $1,183 | - |
| 2003 | $52,530 | $60,224 | $1,220 | - |
| 2004 | $58,232 | $61,114 | $1,368 | - |
| 2005 | $59,878 | $63,739 | $1,534 | - |
| 2006 | $63,271 | $67,434 | $1,719 | - |
| 2007 | $70,124 | $71,744 | $1,938 | - |
| 2008 | $75,902 | $71,724 | $2,429 | - |
| 2009 | $62,429 | $61,970 | $2,462 | - |
| 2010 | $56,543 | $58,926 | $2,731 | - |
| 2011 | $55,601 | $56,240 | $2,952 | - |
| 2012 | $47,946 | $51,274 | $1,898 | - |
| 2013 | $50,808 | $50,770 | $986 | - |
| 2014 | $51,260 | $52,909 | $1,061 | - |
| 2015 | $43,147 | $52,247 | $848 | - |
| 2016 | $44,359 | $53,033 | $656 | - |
| 2017 | $45,192 | $52,463 | $852 | $3,265 |
| 2018 | $47,951 | $54,461 | $1,098 | $3,456 |
| 2019 | $46,627 | $57,444 | $1,110 | $3,502 |
| 2020 | $44,427 | $55,207 | $572 | $3,738 |
| 2021 | $54,169 | $64,745 | $664 | $4,593 |
| 2022 | $54,265 | $75,941 | $1,052 | $4,772 |
| 2023 | - | - | $847 | $4,650 |
Spending and national debt comparison
In 2022, San Marino's government spending was $397M, accounting for 22.1% of its GDP, while Syria's spent $17.6B, or 28.6% of GDP.
Debt-to-GDP ratio is 64.1% in San Marino and 30% in Syria, ranking 69/185 and 159/185, respectively.
| Year | % of GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|||
| Government spending | Government debt | Government spending | Government debt | |
| 1990 | - | - | 28.3% | 189.8% |
| 1991 | - | - | 34.3% | 182.4% |
| 1992 | - | - | 34.2% | 173.6% |
| 1993 | - | - | 29.4% | 171.9% |
| 1994 | - | - | 30.3% | 163% |
| 1995 | - | - | 29.8% | 152.6% |
| 1996 | - | - | 27.7% | 141.5% |
| 1997 | - | - | 29% | 147.6% |
| 1998 | - | - | 28.8% | 151.2% |
| 1999 | - | - | 28% | 147.7% |
| 2000 | - | - | 27.4% | 152.1% |
| 2001 | - | 11.6% | 28% | 144.5% |
| 2002 | - | 17.2% | 28.5% | 132.4% |
| 2003 | - | 16.1% | 32.6% | 133.4% |
| 2004 | 19% | 16.9% | 31.3% | 113% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | 14.5% | 28.2% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | 14.2% | 26.3% | 45% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | 12.6% | 25.7% | 42.7% |
| 2008 | 22% | 15.5% | 22.9% | 37.3% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | 20.1% | 26.7% | 31.2% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | 20% | 28.6% | 30% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | 16.6% | - | - |
| 2012 | 30.6% | 17.2% | - | - |
| 2013 | 30.2% | 23.2% | - | - |
| 2014 | 23.7% | 21% | - | - |
| 2015 | 26.3% | 19.3% | - | - |
| 2016 | 23.4% | 21.4% | - | - |
| 2017 | 25.6% | 56.6% | - | - |
| 2018 | 24.5% | 56.7% | - | - |
| 2019 | 22.4% | 56.2% | - | - |
| 2020 | 59.2% | 69.8% | - | - |
| 2021 | 37.1% | 77.2% | - | - |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 71.3% | - | - |
| 2023 | 21.9% | 69.9% | - | - |
| 2024 | 22.4% | 65.2% | - | - |
| 2025 | 22.1% | 64.1% | - | - |
Government deficit by year
In 2010, San Marino's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$42.1M, equivalent to -2.24% of GDP. This compares to Syria's deficit of -$4.78B, or -7.79% of GDP.
Over the past 7 years, San Marino recorded a fiscal deficit in 2 of those years, while Syria ran a deficit in 7 years. On average, San Marino posted an annual surplus equal to +0.69% of GDP, compared to deficit of -3.75% of GDP for Syria.
| Year | Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|
| 1990 | - | -3.92% |
| 1991 | - | -6.57% |
| 1992 | - | -7.26% |
| 1993 | - | -4.96% |
| 1994 | - | -6% |
| 1995 | - | -3.81% |
| 1996 | - | -2.83% |
| 1997 | - | -1.78% |
| 1998 | - | -2.81% |
| 1999 | - | -1.47% |
| 2000 | - | -1.36% |
| 2001 | - | 2.3% |
| 2002 | - | -2.02% |
| 2003 | - | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.44% | -4.18% |
| 2005 | 3.58% | -4.41% |
| 2006 | 1.51% | -1.12% |
| 2007 | 1.83% | -2.99% |
| 2008 | 0.18% | -2.86% |
| 2009 | -2.46% | -2.89% |
| 2010 | -2.24% | -7.79% |
| 2011 | -4.05% | - |
| 2012 | -7.08% | - |
| 2013 | -7.74% | - |
| 2014 | 1.06% | - |
| 2015 | -3.32% | - |
| 2016 | -0.19% | - |
| 2017 | -3.49% | - |
| 2018 | -1.56% | - |
| 2019 | -0.11% | - |
| 2020 | -37.6% | - |
| 2021 | -16.4% | - |
| 2022 | 0.42% | - |
| 2023 | -0.73% | - |
| 2024 | -1.85% | - |
| 2025 | -1.71% | - |
Inflation comparison by year
Over the past 17 years, San Marino has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 1.71%, compared with 15.6% in Syria. In 2019, inflation was 2% in San Marino and 13.4% in Syria.
| Year | Inflation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
| 1996 | - | 8.25% | |
| 1997 | - | 1.89% | |
| 1998 | - | -0.8% | |
| 1999 | - | -3.7% | |
| 2000 | - | -3.85% | |
| 2001 | - | 3% | |
| 2002 | - | -0.13% | |
| 2003 | 1.3% | 5.8% | |
| 2004 | 1.4% | 4.43% | |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 7.24% | |
| 2006 | 2.1% | 10% | |
| 2007 | 2.5% | 3.91% | |
| 2008 | 4.1% | 15.7% | |
| 2009 | 2.4% | 2.92% | |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 4.4% | |
| 2011 | 2.2% | 4.75% | |
| 2012 | 2.8% | 36.7% | |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 40% | |
| 2014 | 1.1% | 10.9% | |
| 2015 | 0.1% | 38.5% | |
| 2016 | 0.6% | 47.7% | |
| 2017 | 1% | 18.1% | |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 0.94% | |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 13.4% | |
| 2020 | -0.1% | - | |
| 2021 | 1.6% | - | |
| 2022 | 5.3% | - | |
| 2023 | 5.9% | - | |
| 2024 | 1.2% | - | |
| 2025 | 2% | - | |
Balance of trade
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|
|---|---|---|
Current account balance
|
$284M
2022 |
-$367M
2010 |
| Current account balance ranking |
61/189
2022 |
100/189
2010 |
| Current account balance, % of GDP |
+15.5%
2022 |
-0.6%
2010 |
| Goods imports |
$2.32B
2022 |
$15.9B
2010 |
| Goods exports |
$2.73B
2022 |
$12.3B
2010 |
| Service imports |
$849M
2022 |
$3.53B
2010 |
| Service exports |
$891M
2022 |
$7.33B
2010 |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP |
173%
2022 |
28.8%
2022 |
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP |
197.4%
2022 |
6.81%
2022 |
Economic freedom indices
The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Economic freedom | 76 | 51.2 |
| Economic freedom ranking | 16/197 | 155/197 |
| Property rights | n/a | 2.6 |
| Government integrity | n/a | 3.3 |
| Judicial effectiveness | n/a | 3.7 |
| Tax burden | n/a | 86.2 |
| Government spending | n/a | 78.5 |
| Fiscal health | n/a | 13.8 |
| Business freedom | n/a | 35 |
| Labor freedom | n/a | 46.5 |
| Monetary freedom | n/a | 60.6 |
| Trade freedom | n/a | 47 |
| Investment freedom | n/a | 0 |
| Financial freedom | n/a | 20 |
More economic indicators
|
San Marino
|
Syria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Services, % of GDP |
55.1%
2022 |
44.9%
2022 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
37.6%
2022 |
12%
2022 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP |
0.01%
2022 |
43.1%
2022 |
|
GNI, Atlas method
|
$1.82B
2022 |
$18.2B
2023 |
| GNI per capita, PPP |
$69,360
2022 |
$4,480
2023 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$759M
2024 |
$20.6B
2010 |
| Total reserves ranking |
147/177
2024 |
62/177
2010 |
|
Net foreign direct investment
|
-$20.3M
2022 |
-$1.47B
2010 |
|
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
|
$85.9M
2022 |
$804M
2011 |
|
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
|
$65.6M
2022 |
$0
1989 |
|
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
|
n/a |
0.15%
2023 |
| Poverty at national poverty lines | n/a |
35.2%
2007 |
|
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
|
23%
2022 |
16%
1969 |
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