Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Syria
Syria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Syria, 1970–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2011.
The figure is down 50.2% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Syria peaked at 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places Syria 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Syria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -107.0% |
| 1973 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -525.0% |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -114.0% |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +958.1% |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -176.0% |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -184.2% |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +126.1% |
| 1983 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -119.5% |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -351.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31911.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 1989 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +211.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +207.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +31911.0% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +958.1% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1973 | -525.0% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 139 Bermuda 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Kiribati 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Zimbabwe 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Burundi 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Panama 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 30.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0176 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 22.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.69 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Syria?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Syria was 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Syria ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.