Syria recorded a trade deficit of 17383055 SYP Million in 2022. This dataset provides - Syria Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Syria's Trade Balance

• Syria's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit of 4.4 USD bn in the previous year
• Syria's Trade Balance data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1950 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of -999.1 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.3 USD bn in Dec 1997 and a record low of -21.7 USD bn in Dec 2010

• In the latest reports, Syria's Total Exports reached 296.6 USD mn in Nov 2024, a decrease of 13.2% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 543.4 USD mn in Nov 2024, an increase of 13.2% YoY (year-on-year)

Syria's total Exports in 2010 were valued at US$11.35 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria's main export partners were: Iraq, Italy and Germany. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons and Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers. Total Imports were valued at US$17.56 Billion. In 2010, Syria had a trade deficit of US$6.21 Billion.

Syria Net Barter Terms of Trade Index data was reported at 87.623 2015=100 in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 96.063 2015=100 for 2020. Syria Net Barter Terms of Trade Index data is updated yearly, averaging 91.274 2015=100 from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 2015=100 in 2015 and a record low of 62.629 2015=100 in 2001. Syria Net Barter Terms of Trade Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year's trade values as weights.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;

United States Imports from Syria was US$11.18 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Syria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

Key information about Syria Total Exports

• Syria Total Exports recorded 296.6 USD mn in Nov 2024, compared with 216.2 USD mn in the previous month
• Syria Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 179.6 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 7.8 USD bn in Dec 2009 and a record low of 1.3 USD mn in May 1961

• In the latest reports, Syria Total Exports dropped 31.0 % YoY in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 543.4 USD mn in Nov 2024, which registered an increase of 13.2 % year on year
• Syria Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2023

Syria: Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 35.61 percent, a decline from 61.22 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 100.78 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1960 to 2022 is 53.2 percent. The minimum value, 33.51 percent, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 80.13 percent was recorded in 2005.

Turkey Imports from Syria was US$437.57 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Turkey Imports from Syria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

Syria Import Value Index data was reported at 102.998 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 85.194 2015=100 for 2020. Syria Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 80.037 2015=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 318.504 2015=100 in 2011 and a record low of 33.427 2015=100 in 1989. Syria Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;;

Syria's total Imports in 2010 were valued at US$17.56 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria's main import partners were: Turkey, China and Italy. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Iron and steel. Total Exports were valued at US$11.35 Billion. In 2010, Syria had a trade deficit of US$6.21 Billion.

Syria Imports: Value data was reported at 19,820,090.431 SYP mn in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,153,168.000 SYP mn for 2021. Syria Imports: Value data is updated yearly, averaging 228,249.000 SYP mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,820,090.431 SYP mn in 2022 and a record low of 10,709.000 SYP mn in 1986. Syria Imports: Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.JA001: Trade Statistics.

The statistic shows Syria's trade balance of goods from 2013 to 2023. Trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive trade balance signifies a trade surplus, while a negative value signifies a trade deficit. In 2023, Syria's trade surplus amounted to around 0.77 billion U.S. dollars.

Syria: Terms of trade, base year = 2000: The latest value from 2021 is 87.62 percent, a decline from 96.06 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 109.62 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 2000 to 2021 is 87.03 percent. The minimum value, 62.63 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 100 percent was recorded in 2015.

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Key information about Syria Total Exports

• Syria Total Exports dropped 31.0 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with a decrease of 29.4 % YoY in the previous month
• Syria Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1961 to Nov 2024, with an averaged rate of 7.1 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 691.9 % in Jan 2000 and a record low of -93.7 % in Oct 2011

• In the latest reports, Syria Total Exports recorded 296.6 USD mn in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 543.4 USD mn in Nov 2024, which registered an increase of 13.2 % year on year
• Syria Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2023

Syria Exports: Value data was reported at 2,437,035.703 SYP mn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,822,093.000 SYP mn for 2021. Syria Exports: Value data is updated yearly, averaging 186,123.423 SYP mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,822,093.000 SYP mn in 2021 and a record low of 5,199.000 SYP mn in 1986. Syria Exports: Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.JA001: Trade Statistics.

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Syria SY: Import Value Index data was reported at 117.942 2000=100 in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 131.047 2000=100 for 2015. Syria SY: Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 119.054 2000=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 474.513 2000=100 in 2008 and a record low of 54.973 2000=100 in 1989. Syria SY: Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

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Russia Imports from Syria was US$12.45 Million during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Russia Imports from Syria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.