Syria

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SY · SYR · BACI 760 · latest data 2024

Exports

$1.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,113 M48.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$3.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,870 M38.8% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$2.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$2,757 M

Total trade

$5.0B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,984 M29.6% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #154 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #148 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.1 pp

Trade timeline

Syria's exports fell from $3.2B in 1995 to $1.1B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$2.8B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Syria per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$3,167 M	$3,741 M	−$574 M	$6,907 M
1996	$3,503 M	$4,180 M	−$677 M	$7,683 M
1997	$3,830 M	$3,734 M	$96 M	$7,563 M
1998	$2,971 M	$4,285 M	−$1,314 M	$7,256 M
1999	$3,616 M	$3,858 M	−$242 M	$7,474 M
2000	$4,957 M	$3,817 M	$1,140 M	$8,774 M
2001	$6,873 M	$11,158 M	−$4,285 M	$18,031 M
2002	$12,452 M	$12,502 M	−$51 M	$24,954 M
2003	$9,911 M	$14,584 M	−$4,674 M	$24,495 M
2004	$10,988 M	$18,273 M	−$7,285 M	$29,261 M
2005	$6,769 M	$11,032 M	−$4,263 M	$17,802 M
2006	$9,382 M	$12,915 M	−$3,533 M	$22,297 M
2007	$10,026 M	$17,671 M	−$7,645 M	$27,697 M
2008	$13,217 M	$21,499 M	−$8,282 M	$34,717 M
2009	$10,033 M	$18,184 M	−$8,151 M	$28,217 M
2010	$12,123 M	$20,750 M	−$8,627 M	$32,873 M
2011	$8,114 M	$17,383 M	−$9,269 M	$25,497 M
2012	$2,168 M	$7,967 M	−$5,798 M	$10,135 M
2013	$1,504 M	$6,268 M	−$4,764 M	$7,772 M
2014	$1,130 M	$7,072 M	−$5,942 M	$8,202 M
2015	$856 M	$5,659 M	−$4,803 M	$6,514 M
2016	$871 M	$5,021 M	−$4,150 M	$5,892 M
2017	$847 M	$6,052 M	−$5,205 M	$6,899 M
2018	$756 M	$6,859 M	−$6,103 M	$7,615 M
2019	$751 M	$6,328 M	−$5,577 M	$7,079 M
2020	$939 M	$4,579 M	−$3,640 M	$5,518 M
2021	$1,095 M	$4,609 M	−$3,515 M	$5,704 M
2022	$1,068 M	$5,076 M	−$4,008 M	$6,144 M
2023	$1,266 M	$4,192 M	−$2,926 M	$5,457 M
2024	$1,113 M	$3,870 M	−$2,757 M	$4,984 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #72 → #154.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Syria per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.06%	0.07%	#72	#75
1996	0.07%	0.08%	#74	#70
1997	0.07%	0.07%	#75	#80
1998	0.05%	0.08%	#80	#78
1999	0.06%	0.07%	#77	#77
2000	0.08%	0.06%	#74	#85
2001	0.11%	0.18%	#67	#57
2002	0.19%	0.19%	#53	#55
2003	0.13%	0.19%	#64	#54
2004	0.12%	0.20%	#69	#53
2005	0.06%	0.11%	#82	#73
2006	0.08%	0.11%	#78	#73
2007	0.07%	0.13%	#78	#70
2008	0.08%	0.13%	#79	#72
2009	0.08%	0.15%	#79	#71
2010	0.08%	0.14%	#78	#73
2011	0.05%	0.10%	#100	#83
2012	0.01%	0.04%	#139	#118
2013	0.01%	0.03%	#150	#132
2014	0.01%	0.04%	#156	#126
2015	0.01%	0.04%	#160	#131
2016	0.01%	0.03%	#162	#134
2017	0.00%	0.03%	#166	#126
2018	0.00%	0.04%	#165	#125
2019	0.00%	0.03%	#162	#128
2020	0.01%	0.03%	#159	#138
2021	0.01%	0.02%	#159	#148
2022	0.00%	0.02%	#162	#147
2023	0.01%	0.02%	#154	#149
2024	0.00%	0.02%	#154	#148

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Trading partners

Türkiye was Syria's top trading partner in 2024, at 52.5% of total trade; the top five partners covered 79.2%.

Year

Top partner share: 52.5%
Top-5 share: 79.2%
Partners: 110
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.297

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Türkiye $438M

Saudi Arabia $182M

Lebanon $134M

India $63M

Kuwait $51M

Egypt $47M

Spain $42M

Serbia $39M

Germany $16M

Italy $15M

Netherlands $9M

China $3M

Brazil $0M

Sri Lanka $0M

Argentina $0M

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Top partners of Syria in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Türkiye	$438 M	$2,181 M	$2,619 M	−$1,743 M
#2	China	$3 M	$386 M	$389 M	−$384 M
#3	Egypt	$47 M	$327 M	$374 M	−$280 M
#4	Saudi Arabia	$182 M	$149 M	$331 M	$34 M
#5	Lebanon	$134 M	$101 M	$235 M	$32 M
#6	India	$63 M	$65 M	$128 M	−$3 M
#7	Spain	$42 M	$41 M	$83 M	$1 M
#8	Brazil	$0 M	$69 M	$69 M	−$68 M
#9	Italy	$15 M	$50 M	$65 M	−$34 M
#10	Argentina	$0 M	$63 M	$63 M	−$63 M
#11	Germany	$16 M	$43 M	$59 M	−$26 M
#12	Kuwait	$51 M	$3 M	$54 M	$48 M
#13	Netherlands	$9 M	$37 M	$45 M	−$28 M
#14	Sri Lanka	$0 M	$45 M	$45 M	−$45 M
#15	Serbia	$39 M	$1 M	$40 M	$39 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Syria's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Syria's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.115 → 0.206, a moderately concentrated export base across 104 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Syria per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.115	0.056	81	69
1996	0.120	0.051	93	77
1997	0.113	0.048	98	81
1998	0.099	0.048	103	88
1999	0.114	0.051	104	87
2000	0.141	0.044	119	95
2001	0.081	0.036	133	100
2002	0.075	0.035	138	103
2003	0.077	0.033	161	125
2004	0.084	0.034	154	118
2005	0.083	0.039	157	129
2006	0.071	0.040	162	136
2007	0.073	0.042	161	127
2008	0.087	0.047	157	130
2009	0.104	0.044	162	145
2010	0.080	0.048	164	155
2011	0.082	0.054	140	113
2012	0.085	0.054	134	105
2013	0.106	0.071	133	100
2014	0.078	0.114	124	98
2015	0.096	0.140	132	102
2016	0.092	0.145	124	97
2017	0.090	0.124	133	99
2018	0.087	0.133	120	99
2019	0.107	0.132	121	98
2020	0.142	0.159	122	87
2021	0.145	0.213	126	88
2022	0.156	0.208	119	81
2023	0.140	0.267	113	82
2024	0.206	0.339	104	78

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