Labor force | 6.315 million (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | -14.03% (2021 est.) |
Industries | petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly |
Population below poverty line | 82.5% (2014 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2022 | 2,505.747 (2022 est.) |
Exchange rates 2021 | 1,256 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 877.945 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 436.5 (2019 est.) |
Exchange rates 2018 | 436.5 (2018 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $3.619 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2017 | $407.3 million (31 December 2017 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2016 | $504.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2017 | -$2.123 billion (2017 est.) |
Current account balance 2016 | -$2.077 billion (2016 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2017 | 94.8% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $1.162 billion (2017 est.) |
Expenditures | $3.211 billion (2017 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2021 | 0% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Remittances 2020 | 0% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Remittances 2019 | 0% of GDP (2019 est.) |
Household income | |
Lowest 10% | 3.8% (2022 est.) |
Highest 10% | 21.1% (2022 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2021 | $6.553 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports 2020 | $3.751 billion (2020 est.) |
Imports 2019 | $6.552 billion (2019 est.) |
Imports (partners) | Turkey 45%, UAE 10%, China 9%, Lebanon 8%, Egypt 7% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | tobacco, plastics, wheat, seed oils, plastic products (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2021 | $6.553 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports 2020 | $3.751 billion (2020 est.) |
Imports 2019 | $6.552 billion (2019 est.) |
Exports (partners) | Turkey 29%, Kuwait 15%, Lebanon 14%, Jordan 8%, Egypt 7% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | pure olive oil, nuts, phosphates, cotton, garments (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $62.151 billion (2021 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020 | $61.353 billion (2020 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019 | $61.465 billion (2019 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $8.98 billion (2021 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2021 | $2,900 (2021 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2020 | $3,000 (2020 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2019 | $3,100 (2019 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 27.8% (2021 est.) |
Industry | 28.9% (2021 est.) |
Services | 43.3% (2021 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 128.6% (2021 est.) |
Government consumption | 10.9% (2021 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 8.7% (2021 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 24.8% (2021 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -73.1% (2021 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 13.54% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 13.81% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 14.8% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 33.5% (2023 est.) |
Male | 29.8% (2023 est.) |
Female | 52.6% (2023 est.) |
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