Sri Lanka vs Syria: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP
Sri Lanka
1.7%
in 2024
Syria
1.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Syria rank
34th
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Syria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Syria ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 3.8% | 3.3% | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp, Sri Lanka or Syria?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp between Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 34th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).