Exports of goods and services in Syria
Syria: Exports of goods and services was 6.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Syria, 1960–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, exports of goods and services in Syria stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Syria peaked at 41.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2022.
That places Syria 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.4% | — |
| 1961 | 17.6% | -17.6% |
| 1962 | 20.9% | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 16.7% | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 17.7% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 17.4% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 17.1% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 19.1% | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +39.1% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +79.2% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -60.2% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +103.7% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -54.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 6.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.1%, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 6.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.8%, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +103.7% | 7.0% | 14.3% |
| 1989 | +79.2% | 16.8% | 30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 15.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 14.8% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 11.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 24.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 29.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 7.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 6.8% | 15.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More economy & growth data for Syria
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 804.16 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -45.27 % change on previous year (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person (2011)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.74 % change on previous year (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3361 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 917.69 includes gold, current US$ per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Syria?
- Exports of goods and services in Syria was 6.8% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for exports of goods and services?
- Syria ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.