What is the highest imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?

The highest recorded value was 1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021.

What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1965.

How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.

Is imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 5,449.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic

Name: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Syrian Arab Republic: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 15.5%

World rank

14th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2022

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Syrian Arab Republic recorded 1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2022.

The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 5,449.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1965.

That places Syrian Arab Republic 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960 to 2022.
Year	current LCU per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.9952 current LCU per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.8013 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
1962	0.7957 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1963	0.8087 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1964	0.7338 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1965	0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1966	0.8644 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+47.0%
1967	0.6684 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
1968	0.6982 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1969	0.6631 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1970	0.669 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1971	0.6912 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1972	0.7148 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1973	0.7844 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1974	1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
1975	1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1976	1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1977	1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1978	1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
1979	1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+29.6%
1980	1.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1981	1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1982	1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1983	1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1984	1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1985	1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+24.9%
1986	1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+29.6%
1987	3.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+94.6%
1988	4.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+40.5%
1989	6.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+39.5%
1990	6.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1991	7.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
1992	10.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+37.1%
1993	12.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1994	22.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+83.7%
1995	19.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1996	19.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1997	17.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1998	16.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1999	16.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2000	13.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2001	14.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2002	15.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2003	14.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2004	19.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+31.7%
2005	20.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2006	18 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2007	18.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2008	17.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2009	14.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2010	14.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2011	15.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2012	19.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+28.4%
2013	50.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+162.2%
2014	79.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+56.3%
2015	106.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+34.7%
2016	221 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+106.8%
2017	212.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2018	159.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
2019	149.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2020	464.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+211.3%
2021	1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+174.0%
2022	1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-15.5%

Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries

Syrian Arab Republic's 1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 156.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 6.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Syrian Arab Republic's 1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 307.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic 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
2020	+211.3%	149.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP	464.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2021	+174.0%	464.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP	1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2013	+162.2%	19.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP	50.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7617 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.9952 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.9962 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.669 current LCU per US$ of GDP	1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	2.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP	1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP	6.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	14.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP	6.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP	22.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	16.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP	13.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP	20.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	102.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP	14.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP	221 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	937.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP	464.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP	1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP	3

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

11 Mongolia 2,221 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
12 Madagascar 1,491 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,176 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
15 Uganda 1,057 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
16 Colombia 826.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
17 Korea 577.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More economy & growth data for Syrian Arab Republic

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)

All data for Syrian Arab Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic?: Imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic was 1,075 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?: The highest recorded value was 1,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1965.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 5,449.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/imports-of-goods-and-services-current-lcu-per-unit-of-gdp/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/imports-of-goods-and-services-current-lcu-per-unit-of-gdp/syrian-arab-republic/">Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Imports of goods and services Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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

Indicator: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.