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Transitional government No free and fair election, per V-Dem
Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics (national accounts via the World Bank, consumer prices via the IMF and FAOSTAT, Labour Force Survey via ILOSTAT), Central Bank of Syria (exchange rate via the IMF and FAOSTAT), FAO (FAOSTAT), UN population estimates via the World Bank, Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; heads of state checked against the official lists. CreditsPrivacy

Ahmed al-Sharaa (Transitional government) has been President of Syria since 8 Dec 2024. Inflation stood at 40.5% on a year earlier in Jun 2026, 4.2 percentage points higher than when Ahmed al-Sharaa took office in December 2024. Under Bashar al-Assad (2000 to 2024) inflation rose 37.9 percentage points. The latest governance scores, for 2025 and from before this tenure: freedom of expression 35.8 of 100 (V-Dem Institute) and political stability 25.0 of 100 (the World Bank). Ahmed al-Sharaa, in office since December 2024, is the 3rd holder of the office since 1991.

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