Share of imports that come from China in Syria
Syria: Share of imports that come from China was 19.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Syria, 1950–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Syria stood at 19.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Syria peaked at 20.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1984.
Syria ranks 85th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9% | — |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -91.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +56.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +37.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3% | +101.7% |
| 1959 | 1.1% | +220.3% |
| 1960 | 0.7% | -40.7% |
| 1961 | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | +164.1% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -15.6% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | +77.3% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | +89.4% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | -27.2% |
| 1969 | 6.0% | +40.9% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | -47.9% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | +52.1% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -33.9% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -45.6% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +29.3% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -96.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +1237.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +78.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +62.7% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +70.6% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +38.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 19.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 19.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 | +1237.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 1959 | +220.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 0.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 6.5% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.1% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 82 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 19.6% compare
- 84 Cote d'Ivoire 19.6% compare
- 86 French Polynesia 19.0% compare
- 87 Egypt 18.7% compare
- 88 Jordan 18.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -41.81 % change on previous year (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Syria?
- Share of imports that come from china in Syria was 19.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1984.
- How does Syria rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Syria ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.