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2021
Economic Complexity
Research -1.49Rank 139 of 140
2021
Product
Exports | Imports $1.01B | $4.36B162 of 226 |  147 of 226
2021
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $47.4 | $204150 of 220 |  202 of 220

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Overview In 2021 Syria was the number 162 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 147 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Syria are Pure Olive Oil ($125M), Other Nuts ($65M), Tomatoes ($55M), Spice Seeds ($50.5M), and Calcium Phosphates ($35.6M), exporting mostly to Saudi Arabia ($313M), Turkey ($183M), Lebanon ($124M), Jordan ($69.6M), and Egypt ($54.1M).

Imports The top imports of Syria are Rolled Tobacco ($338M), Wheat Flours ($146M), Raw Sugar ($146M), Seed Oils ($140M), and Refined Petroleum ($138M), importing mostly from Turkey ($1.96B), China ($482M), United Arab Emirates ($461M), Egypt ($286M), and Jordan ($118M).

Location Syria borders Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey by land and Cyprus by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Syria.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Yearly Trade

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Top Export (2021)Pure Olive Oil$125M
Top Destination (2021)Saudi Arabia$313M

In 2021, Syria exported a total of $1.01B, making it the number 162 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Syria have changed by $147M from $864M in 2016 to $1.01B in 2021.

The most recent exports are led by Pure Olive Oil ($125M), Other Nuts ($65M), Tomatoes ($55M), Spice Seeds ($50.5M), and Calcium Phosphates ($35.6M). The most common destination for the exports of Syria are Saudi Arabia ($313M), Turkey ($183M), Lebanon ($124M), Jordan ($69.6M), and Egypt ($54.1M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2020 - 2021)
Saudi Arabia$119M (+ 61.1%)
Jordan$26.3M (+ 60.6%)
Lebanon$24.1M (+ 24.3%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2020 - 2021)
Turkey$544M (+ 38.3%)
Saudi Arabia$71.5M (+ 17.1k%)
Jordan$54.5M (+ 85.3%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2020 - 2021)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Syria Exports Services (2010)$7.33B
Syria Imports Services (2010)$3.53B

In 2010, Syria exported $7.33B worth of services. The top services exported by Syria in 2010 were Personal travel ($6.19B), Transportation ($529M), Government services, n.i.e. ($293M), Communications services ($141M), and Financial services ($67.2M).

The top services imported by Syria in 2010 were Transportation ($1.59B), Personal travel ($1.51B), Insurance services ($121M), Government services, n.i.e. ($96.3M), and Services not allocated ($94.4M).

Service Exports (2010)

Service Imports (2010)

Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Research)-1.49Rank 139 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Syria has a high level of specialization in Spice Seeds (747), Preserved Vegetables (597), Pure Olive Oil (282), Calcium Phosphates (183), and Spices (124). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Syria observed and expected exports in each product.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Syria according to the relatedness index, were Knit Men's Shirts (0.28), Packing Bags (0.28), Gold (0.28), Knit Sweaters (0.27), and Knit Women's Suits (0.27). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Syria is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Syria. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Syria exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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