Syrian Arab Republic Poverty Rate 1996-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Syrian Arab Republic poverty rate for 2022 was 96.00%, a 48.3% increase from 2009.
  • Syrian Arab Republic poverty rate for 2009 was 47.70%, a 0.9% increase from 2006.
  • Syrian Arab Republic poverty rate for 2006 was 46.80%, a 1.8% decline from 2003.
  • Syrian Arab Republic poverty rate for 2003 was 48.60%, a 13.1% decline from 1996.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Syrian Arab Republic 96.00%
Chad 88.80%
Nepal 44.10%
Syrian Arab Republic Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2022 96.00% 48.30%
2009 47.70% 0.90%
2006 46.80% -1.80%
2003 48.60% -13.10%
1996 61.70% -13.10%