Territorial tax system

Syria

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Syria
Published: 2026

Region: Middle East
Capital: Damascus
Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)
Density: 100 / km²

WRI Score 2026

43.34

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 200th
In Middle East: 12th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Territorial system · top rate 22%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 100 / km²· UN WPP
58.0
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $847· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 50%· ILO / SECO
1.0
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4% of GDP· SIPRI
63.5
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
35.2
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Syria holds 200th of 211 with a WRI Score of 43.34 — sits near the bottom of the index. Its profile is defined by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and its tax treatment (91), offset by unemployment, its clearest structural constraint.