Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria
Syria: Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre was 70,116 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria stood at 70,116 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria peaked at 118,920 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18,096 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Syria 118th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,096 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 19,543 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 20,201 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 19,138 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 28,861 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1975 | 33,879 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 32,434 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 45,375 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1978 | 39,097 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 44,207 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 44,022 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 40,385 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 34,143 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 33,734 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 33,362 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 46,270 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1986 | 41,203 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 48,822 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 47,124 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 49,811 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 50,373 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 51,196 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 57,918 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 57,652 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 59,166 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 59,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 56,733 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 55,810 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 52,269 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 58,295 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 56,894 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 62,788 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 62,788 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64,385 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 90,262 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 113,723 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 99,250 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 110,478 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 118,920 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 91,616 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 105,470 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 88,388 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 48,150 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 39,202 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 33,528 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 32,996 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 32,170 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 42,228 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 39,596 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 38,733 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 34,173 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 75,864 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +122.0% |
| 2022 | 70,116 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +122.0% | 34,173 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 75,864 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,083 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 18,096 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 45,375 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,888 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 33,362 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 49,811 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,855 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 50,373 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 59,166 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,110 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 56,894 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 118,920 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,046 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 32,170 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 105,470 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,051 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 34,173 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 75,864 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 73,948 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Gambia 70,729 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 117 Canada 70,384 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Cote d'Ivoire 67,260 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Lesotho 67,159 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Senegal 67,129 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
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 value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria?
- Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre in Syria was 70,116 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 118,920 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,096 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre?
- Syria ranks 118th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Value of imported goods and services divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.