🇸🇾 Syria National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Syria government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $27.0 billion, with no published growth-rate estimate. Debt-to-GDP: 128%. Per-citizen share: $1,094.
About $22.3 billion external, mostly arrears, plus about $5 billion domestic. Iranian officials have cited $30–50 billion of lending to Syria, more than the Central Bank records, so the true figure may be higher. No growth estimate.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Syria ranks 10th by debt-to-GDP, 95th by total debt and 117th by debt per person.
About Syria's National Debt
Syria faces enormous postwar reconstruction needs after years of conflict and sanctions, with public finances opaque and the currency severely depreciated.
Syria's debt-to-GDP ratio of 128% is among the highest in the world: higher than 92% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Syria ranks 95th of the 135 governments tracked here.
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Syria, so its counter is held at the baseline figure. This reflects a gap in the underlying fiscal data, not a finding that the debt has stopped changing. We go through every government in this position, and what is missing for each. Each of Syria's 25 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $1,094. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Syria National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Syria's national debt right now?
Syria's national debt is approximately $27.0 billion as of October 27, 2026, with no published growth-rate estimate. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 128% and each citizen's share is about $1,094.
How fast is Syria's debt growing?
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Syria. The IMF October 2026 dataset has no usable projection for it, so rather than show a placeholder figure we hold the counter at the baseline and say so.
What is Syria's debt per capita?
Each of Syria's 25 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $1,094 of the national debt.
What is Syria's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Syria's debt-to-GDP ratio is 128%. That is higher than 92% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Syria's government debt at this level?
Syria faces enormous postwar reconstruction needs after years of conflict and sanctions, with public finances opaque and the currency severely depreciated.
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Data & Citation
Source: World Bank, Syria Macro-Fiscal Assessment (June 2025), citing Central Bank of Syria: total debt at end-2024 · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 27,000,000,000 + 0 × seconds_since(2025-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sy (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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