Syrian Pound: if you had bought gold, dollars or euros 5 years ago?
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Which one beat inflation?
In everyday units
The same money, counted in minimum wages and Big Macs.
Prices used in this calculation
About the data
DData quality: D · CPI through December 2019 · Sources: IMF, BIS, World Bank, ILO
Notes
- Unreliable or stale official data. Treat results as a rough guide.
- CPI series: IMF:SYR
- Conflict since 2011; the official CPI stopped in 2019.
- 100 old pounds = 1 new pound from 2026-01-01; all values are in new pounds.
- The official CPI series stopped more than 2 years ago.
- Official monthly CPI history starts after 2000.
Sources
- IMF Consumer Price Index (CPI) datasetAttribution: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) dataset. License: IMF terms (https://www.imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms); commercial reuse: ask copyright@imf.org
- US BLS CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SA0)Attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. License: Public domain
- Eurostat HICP, euro area (prc_hicp_minr, prc_hicp_midx)Attribution: Eurostat. License: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU)
- Frankfurter v2 exchange rates (multi-provider blend incl. BIS)Attribution: Frankfurter (frankfurter.dev); Bank for International Settlements and central banks. License: Free API; rates under each provider's terms (BIS, ECB, IMF, central banks)
- World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)Attribution: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. License: CC BY 4.0
- ILO, ILOSTAT: statutory monthly minimum wage by currency (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB)Attribution: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). License: CC BY 4.0
- Eurostat monthly minimum wages, semi-annual (earn_mw_cur)Attribution: Eurostat. License: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU)
- T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı: yıllar itibarıyla net ve brüt asgari ücretAttribution: T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. License: Public government table
- BIS residential property price statistics, nominal (WS_SPP)Attribution: Source: BIS residential property price statistics. License: Free with citation; no extra charge to users (https://data.bis.org/help/legal)
- OECD analytical house price indicators, nominal HPIAttribution: OECD Analytical house price indicators (CC BY 4.0). License: CC BY 4.0
- The Economist, Big Mac index (big-mac-data), local priceAttribution: The Economist, big-mac-data (MIT License, © 2018 The Economist Newspaper). License: MIT License
Data generated 2026-10-20 · Sources
Show the math
What SYP 5,000 would be worth in December 2019
| Bought | gold | silver | US Dollar | Euro | keep as cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago December 2018 | SYP 5,012 ×0.75 | SYP 4,894 ×0.73 | SYP 4,236 ×0.63 | SYP 4,135 ×0.61 | SYP 5,000 ×0.74 |
| 5 years ago December 2014 | SYP 15,192 ×1.02 | SYP 12,942 ×0.86 | SYP 12,336 ×0.82 | SYP 11,113 ×0.74 | SYP 5,000 ×0.33 |
Each cell shows the value in the end month, then the real multiple (adjusted for inflation in Syrian Pound; ×1.00 means the same purchasing power). Monthly average prices, no fees or taxes.