South Sudan vs Syria: Economic Indicators Comparison

Syria with a GDP of $40.4B ranked the 95th largest economy in the world, while South Sudan ranked 138th with $12B. By GDP per capita, Syria and South Sudan ranked 147th vs 168th, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatSouth SudanSyria
GDP$12B$40.4B
GDP growth, 1 year-10.79%5%
GDP growth, 5-years averageN/A-3.1%
Population12.6M18.3M
GDP per capita$1.1k$2k
GDP per capita growth-12.13%1.35%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor2.0321.32
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.69N/A
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$1.9k$3.5k
GNI, Atlas method$12.2B$36.2B
GNI per capita$1.1k$1.8k
GNI, PPP adjusted$18.2BN/A
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$1.7kN/A

Financial system and Human development

StatSouth SudanSyria
Income Tax RateN/AN/A
Corporate Tax RateN/AN/A
Inflation, consumer prices187.9%0.9%
Inflation, GDP deflator17.7%12%
Unemployment12.1%8.1%
Economic Freedom Index4134
Personal Freedom Index3.75.05
Human Freedom Index3.65.34
Property Rights IndexN/A45.6
Judical Effectiveness IndexN/A20.8
Business Freedom IndexN/A48.9
Fiscal Health IndexN/AN/A
Labor Freedom IndexN/A59.3
Investment Freedom IndexN/A0
Financial Freedom IndexN/AN/A
Trade Freedom IndexN/A51.6
Monetary Freedom IndexN/A58.8
Government Spending IndexN/AN/A
Tax Burden IndexN/AN/A
Government Integrity IndexN/A21.9
Corruption Perceptions Index1313
Life expectancy at birth, years57.471
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people3.71.9
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people29.926.5
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people13.92.2
International tourism, number of arrivalsN/A5.1M

Government debt & reserves

StatSouth SudanSyria
Central government debt, % of GDPN/A130.6%
External debt stocks, % of GNIN/A103.9%
External debt stocksN/A$4.6B
Short-term debt, % of total reservesN/A2.7%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary incomeN/A3.1%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNIN/AN/A
Gross savings, % of GDP9.8%28.9%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP5.8%27.8%
Total reserves including gold$68.2M$20.6B
Foreign direct investment net inflows$60.1M$804.2M

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatSouth SudanSyria
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP36.7%38.6%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP28.9%37.8%
Current account balance (balance of payments)-$315.6M-$367.4M
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDPN/AN/A
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$1.5B$9.8B
Personal remittances received$1.3B$1.6B
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP33.1%35.9%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP10.4%19.5%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$830k$36.6M
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP$24.4M$1.4M
Expense, % of GDPN/AN/A
Government Expenditure, % of GDPN/AN/A

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

South Sudan vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Zambia
$1.5k
17.1M
Cameroon
$1.5k
24.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M
Cambodia
$1.5k
16M
Pakistan
$1.5k
197M
Comoros
$1.4k
824k
Myanmar
$1.3k
53.4M
Lesotho
$1.3k
2.23M
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M
Mali
$900
18.5M
Guinea
$879
12.7M
Haiti
$868
11M
Tajikistan
$827
8.92M
Eritrea
$811
3.5M
Guinea-Bissau
$778
1.86M
Rwanda
$773
12.2M
Ethiopia
$772
105M
Chad
$728
15.5M
Gambia
$716
2.1M

Syria vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Palestine
$3.2k
4.68M
Vanuatu
$3.1k
276k
Philippines
$3.1k
105M
Ukraine
$3.1k
42.6M
Djibouti
$3.1k
957k
Papua New Guinea
$2.7k
8.25M
Vietnam
$2.6k
94.7M
Egypt
$2.5k
94.8M
Laos
$2.5k
6.86M
Honduras
$2.5k
9.27M
Ghana
$2.2k
26.9M
Congo
$2.1k
5.26M
Zimbabwe
$2.1k
16.5M
Solomon Islands
$2.1k
611k
East Timor
$2k
1.3M
Nicaragua
$2k
6.22M
Nigeria
$2k
191M
India
$2k
1.33B
Sao Tome and Principe
$2k
204k
Ivory Coast
$1.7k
24.3M
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Zambia
$1.5k
17.1M
Cameroon
$1.5k
24.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M
Cambodia
$1.5k
16M
Pakistan
$1.5k
197M