Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Syria
Syria: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) was 39.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Syria, 1960–2011
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Syria is 39.1%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Syria peaked at 54.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1964.
That places Syria 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.3% | — |
| 1961 | 23.6% | -13.5% |
| 1962 | 21.0% | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 22.6% | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 19.4% | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 21.8% | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 19.9% | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 21.4% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 20.5% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 22.3% | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 26.2% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 28.5% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 33.5% | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 36.6% | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 31.7% | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 35.2% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | +48.3% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | -16.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 39.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 39.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.5%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 19.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.9% | 21.3% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 28.2% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 32.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 33.0% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 39.1% | 47.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Syria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Syria?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Syria was 39.1% in 2011, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1964.
- How does Syria rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Syria ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2011.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).