Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2008-2010) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010) Trade (% GDP, 2008-2010)
na 2 642 na 867 32.8
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
152 126 169 143
Imports
118 93 151 125
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f.
Annual percentage change
2020 868 5 418
2010-2020 -24 -11
2020 0.00
Share in world total imports (%)
Share in world total exports (%)
2019 -19 -10
2020 71 -19 2020 0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2011)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 20.6
Fuels and mining products: 47.8
Agricultural products: 33.4
Fuels and mining products: 4.5
Manufactures: 22.5
Other: 9.1
Manufactures: 59.3
Other: 2.8
By main destination, % (2010)
By main origin, % (2010)
European Union: 39.4 Turkey: 5.5 Lebanese Republic: 3.8
Iraq: 20.2 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of: 4.8 Other: 26.2
European Union: 24.5 China: 8.8 Russian Federation: 6.3
Turkey: 9.5 Ukraine: 6.5 Other: 44.4
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS0104 HS0702 HS1701 HS0407 HS0805
2010 . 216 180 133 132 127
Live sheep and goats Tomatoes, fresh or chilled Cane or beet sugar Birds' eggs, in shell Citrus fruit, fresh or dried
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS1701 HS1005 HS2402 HS1006 HS1001
2010
Cane or beet sugar Maize (corn) Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos Rice Wheat and meslin
741 421 305 288 243
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
5%
Imports 10%
0%
HS0104
HS1701
HS0702
HS1005
HS1701
HS2402
HS0407
HS1006
HS0805
HS1001
10%
20%
30%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 na na
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2709 HS2710 HS3402 HS2510 HS5205
2010
Petroleum oils, crude Petroleum oils, other than crude Organic surface-active agents Natural calcium phosphates Cotton yarn, 85% or more of cotton
4 326 1 161 328 202 191
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS2710 HS8703 HS7207 HS3901 HS2711
2010
Petroleum oils, other than crude Motor cars for transport of persons Iron's semi-finished products Polymers of ethylene, primary forms Petroleum gases
3 003 718 552 354 340
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
348
20%
40%
Imports 60%
0%
HS2709
HS2710
HS2710
HS8703
HS3402
HS7207
HS2510
HS3901
HS5205
HS2711
10%
20%
30%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 na na
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Syrian Arab Republic TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2011 2 434 2 818 2011 0.06
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
na na
na na
na na 2011 0.07
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2011)
By main services item, % (2011)
Transport: 17.4 Other commercial services: 10.6
Travel: 72 Goods-related services: 0
Transport: 63.5 Other commercial services: 9.1
By main destination
Travel: 27.5 Goods-related services: 0
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Syrian Arab Republic
200
World
100 0
2010
2013
2016
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
Annual percentage change
2011 423 1 788
Exports By sea (2011) By air (2011) By other (2011)
Value 114 97 213
na na
Share (%)
na na
Imports By sea (2011) By air (2011) By other (2011)
26.8 22.9 50.3
na na
Value
Share (%)
1 333 74 381
74.6 4.1 21.3
Travel Syrian Arab Republic
200
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
100 0
2010
2013
2016
Annual percentage change
2011 1 753 774
na na
na na
na na
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2011)
Other commercial services Exports Imports
ICTs 13.0 19.2 32.0
35.8
Value
Financial services Other business services Other
Annual percentage change
2011 258 256
na na
2020
Goods-related services Exports Imports
2010-2020
na na
na na
na na
na na
2019
2020
na na
na na
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
121
Non-residents
32
Trademark applications, 2019 Total
153
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Residents
8 771
Non-residents
2 971
Industrial design applications, 2019 Total
11 742
Residents
148
Non-residents
50
Total
198
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