Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Syria
Syria: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 7.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Syria, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Syria is 7.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Syria peaked at 7.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Syria ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 2.2% | — |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +68.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 7.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 9.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 7.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 2.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 65 Zimbabwe 8.8% compare
- 66 East Timor 8.7% compare
- 67 Mauritania 8.4% compare
- 69 Mozambique 7.6% compare
- 70 Czechia 7.3% compare
- 71 Burundi 6.5% compare
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.44 billion current US$ (2010)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.04 billion current US$ (2010)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Syria?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Syria was 7.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Syria rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Syria ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.