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SYP

Syrian Pound

SYP · Syria

69
High
Risk
What does this mean for you?

The Syrian Pound is under significant pressure, scoring 69 out of 100. This isn't a crisis yet, but things are moving in the wrong direction. If you're saving in this currency, you need to be paying attention — your purchasing power is being eroded.

Your savings need 14.9%/yr returns to not lose value. SYP100 today → SYP88 next year. Calculator ↓

Inflation
13.4%
Debt / GDP
250.0%
GDP Growth
-0.2%
FX Volatility
100.0
Governance
-2.4
Reserves
11.7 mo
Analysis
What's working well
Healthy foreign currency reserves as a safety net
What to watch out for
The official exchange rate doesn't match what people actually pay (200% gap)
Restrictions on moving your money out of the country
The currency has been swinging wildly — hard to plan ahead
Full Syria analysis →

Savings Impact Calculator

SYP
Holding cash in SYP13.4% inflation
SYP 533−SYP 467 (47% purchasing power lost)
Your SYP 1,000 buys 47% less in 5 years
What if you invested SYP 1,000 instead? (5yr, in SYP terms)
USD-denominated assets gain an additional ~10.4%/yr from expected SYP depreciation vs USD
Hold USD Cash
SYP 1430
+SYP 430
+7.4%/yr net in SYP
S&P 500
SYP 2532
+SYP 1532
range: SYP 1241–SYP 4724
10% USD return + 10.4% FX · ±16% vol
Gold
SYP 2329
+SYP 1329
range: SYP 750–SYP 5859
8% USD return + 10.4% FX · ±24% vol
Bitcoin
SYP 4554
+SYP 3554
range: SYP 358–SYP 24.4k
25% USD return + 10.4% FX · ±54% vol

All values in SYP. USD-denominated assets (S&P 500, Gold, Bitcoin) include an estimated FX gain of ~10.4%/yr based on the inflation differential between Syria (13.4%) and the US (~3%). This uses purchasing power parity as a long-run approximation — actual FX movements can differ significantly in the short term. S&P 500 based on 1957-2024, Gold on 2000-2024, Bitcoin on 2015-2024. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.

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