Syria General Budget: Expenditure data was reported at 695,384.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 654,573.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 405,145.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 695,384.000 SYP mn in 2010 and a record low of 200,996.000 SYP mn in 1998. Syria General Budget: Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

In 2010, the budget balance in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP) in Syria was estimated at approximately -7.79 percent. Between 1990 and 2010, the figure dropped by around 3.87 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.The indicator describes the general government net lending / borrowing, which is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. The International Monetary Fund defines the general government expenditure as consisting of total expenses and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. The general government revenue consists of the revenue from taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue.

Government Spending in Syria increased to 283360 SYP Million in 2021 from 224409 SYP Million in 2020. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Syria Government Spending.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Agriculture data was reported at 27,491.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,942.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Agriculture data is updated yearly, averaging 16,891.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,491.000 SYP mn in 2010 and a record low of 12,722.000 SYP mn in 1999. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Financing: External data was reported at 10,645.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11,285.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Financing: External data is updated yearly, averaging 11,572.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,769.000 SYP mn in 2005 and a record low of 4,000.000 SYP mn in 1998. Syria General Budget: Financing: External data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital data was reported at 243,065.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 212,393.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital data is updated yearly, averaging 154,358.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 243,065.000 SYP mn in 2010 and a record low of 89,086.000 SYP mn in 1999. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Finance data was reported at 3,916.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,147.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Finance data is updated yearly, averaging 1,944.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,359.000 SYP mn in 2007 and a record low of 589.000 SYP mn in 2000. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Finance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Foreign Grants data was reported at 2.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Foreign Grants data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 259.000 SYP mn in 2007 and a record low of 0.000 SYP mn in 2008. Syria General Budget: Foreign Grants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Syria was reported at 4.0561 % in 2010, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This statistic shows the national debt of Syria from 2000 to 2009, with projections up until 2010, in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP). The figures refer to the whole country and include the debts of the state, the communities, the municipalities and the social insurances. In 2010, the estimated national debt of Syria amounted to approximately 30.02 percent of the GDP.

The financial situation of Syria

In the years leading up to the civil war in Syria, the level of debt in Syria in relation to GDP had decreased dramatically from 152 percent in 2000 to around 30 percent in 2010. During that same period, GDP growth was high, except for one downward spike in 2003, exports increased and the ratio of government expenditure to GDP was on the decline. But despite gains, the trade balance and the budget balance were still in the red. Syria also reported a fluctuating inflation rate, but in 2008, it reached 15 percent. The ratio of government expenditure also began to rise again between 2008 and 2010.

Tensions are also thought to have been caused by agricultural displacement, both economic and geographic: In 2001, almost 30 percent of the Syrian population worked in the agricultural sector, and by 2011, their share had been reduced to around 14 percent. The agricultural share in GDP also dropped during this period. This was likely caused by one of the worst droughts Syria had ever experienced, causing people to immigrate to the cities to find work, but during a time when unemployment was relatively high. Obviously, decreasing debt was overshadowed by other more important cultural, political and economic factors which led to the civil war.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Utilities data was reported at 59,112.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 44,422.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Utilities data is updated yearly, averaging 34,605.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59,112.000 SYP mn in 2010 and a record low of 15,577.000 SYP mn in 1999. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Utilities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Financing data was reported at 60,957.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 53,742.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Financing data is updated yearly, averaging 53,742.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75,112.000 SYP mn in 2005 and a record low of -17,094.000 SYP mn in 2001. Syria General Budget: Financing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Information on FPI projects (financed through the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and the Partnership Instrument) to Syria. Information includes title and description of projects and data on budget, participants, thematic areas and status. The dataset is updated on a monthly basis.

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To achieve its objective FPI is responsible for the operational and financial management of the budgets for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), Partnership Instrument (PI), Election Observation Missions (EOMs), Press and Public Diplomacy (PPD) as well as the implementation of Foreign Policy Regulatory Instruments (sanctions, the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds and the Anti-Torture Regulation).

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Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Extractive Industries data was reported at 13,752.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17,429.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Extractive Industries data is updated yearly, averaging 8,487.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,429.000 SYP mn in 2009 and a record low of 3,929.000 SYP mn in 2003. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Capital: Extractive Industries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Goods and Services data was reported at 34,932.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 30,844.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 19,347.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,932.000 SYP mn in 2010 and a record low of 15,340.000 SYP mn in 1999. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

Syria General Budget: Financing: Domestic data was reported at 50,312.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 42,457.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Financing: Domestic data is updated yearly, averaging 42,457.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60,343.000 SYP mn in 2005 and a record low of -28,894.000 SYP mn in 2001. Syria General Budget: Financing: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

In 2023, the annual military spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was the highest for Saudi Arabia at about 75.8 billion U.S. dollars. MENA military trends Saudi Arabia was ranked fifth among the top global military spenders in 2019. It is the largest military spender in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Saudi’s military spending reached its all-time high during 2015 when it was the third-largest military spender globally. Saudi Arabia was expected to increase its military spending following tension with Iran after an Iranian missile attacked Saudi’s oil industry in 2019, and with its military operations in Yemen. The MENA region had the highest average military spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) compared to other regions. Military spending as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia in 2019 reached eight percent. The high military burden reflects instability and conflict in the region. MENA budget deficit The military expenditure of the MENA region on average is above their fiscal capabilities as the budgets allocated to operations leave less than the required amounts for the demands of the public. The average public debt as a share of GDP of the MENA region was about 40 percent in 2018. The governments of the region have been favoring using tactics such as having a strong army to delay the involvement of the democratic wave in the governing process, over the option of changing their social approach to accommodate the needs of the public. However, the majority of the public has high confidence in the military and government institutions in the region. The military forces of countries of the MENA region are known to have a strong involvement in the economic matters of the countries such as high levels of military spending post the Arab Spring to dampen any further social mobilization or uprisings. In 2020, Yemen had the highest risk of development deficit and deprivation among conflict countries in the region, followed by Syria.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Wages and Salaries data was reported at 298,381.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 275,232.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Wages and Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 144,122.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 298,381.000 SYP mn in 2010 and a record low of 67,812.000 SYP mn in 1998. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Wages and Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.

In 2023, the federal government's costs for refugees and asylum in Germany totaled around 29.7 billion euros. The largest cost item was social transfer payments following asylum procedures at 11.8 billion euros. In the following years, refugee costs are expected to fall to around 23.2 billion euros in 2027 and only rise again to 24.5 billion euros in 2028.

Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Subsidies and Transfers data was reported at 72,782.000 SYP mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 83,104.000 SYP mn for 2009. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Subsidies and Transfers data is updated yearly, averaging 38,779.000 SYP mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2010, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83,104.000 SYP mn in 2009 and a record low of 13,965.000 SYP mn in 1998. Syria General Budget: Expenditure: Current: ow Subsidies and Transfers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.F001: General Government Budget.