Syria vs Turkmenistan: Economic Indicators Comparison
Turkmenistan with a GDP of $40.8B ranked the 93rd largest economy in the world, while Syria ranked 95th with $40.4B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Turkmenistan and Syria ranked 9th vs 178th and 92nd vs 147th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Syria |  Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $40.4B | $40.8B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 5% | 6.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | -3.1% | 7.1% |
| Population | 18.3M | 5.9M |
| GDP per capita | $2k | $7k |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.35% | 4.51% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 21.32 | 1.26 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | N/A | 0.36 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.5k | $20k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $36.2B | $39.4B |
| GNI per capita | $1.8k | $6.7k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | N/A | $108.2B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | N/A | $18k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Syria | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | N/A | 10% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | N/A | 8% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 0.9% | 13.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 12% | 1.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.1% | 3.8% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 34 | 46.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.05 | 4.1 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.34 | 4.1 |
| Property Rights Index | 45.6 | 20.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 20.8 | 20 |
| Business Freedom Index | 48.9 | 30 |
| Fiscal Health Index | N/A | 94.5 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 59.3 | 20 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 0 | 10 |
| Financial Freedom Index | N/A | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 51.6 | 74.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 58.8 | 68.7 |
| Government Spending Index | N/A | 93.1 |
| Tax Burden Index | N/A | 95.9 |
| Government Integrity Index | 21.9 | 21.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 13 | 20 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 71 | 68 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 1.9 | 6.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 26.5 | 14.5 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 5.1M | 8.2k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Syria | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 130.6% | 29.3% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 103.9% | 2.3% |
| External debt stocks | $4.6B | $907.3M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 2.7% | 20.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 3.1% | 22.1% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 28.9% | N/A |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 27.8% | 47.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $20.6B | $1.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $804.2M | $2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Syria | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 38.6% | 22.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 37.8% | 12.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$367.4M | N/A |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $9.8B | $14.5M |
| Personal remittances received | $1.6B | $1.6M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 35.9% | 57% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 19.5% | 9.3% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $36.6M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $1.4M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | N/A | 15.1% |
