Syria
2021 Economic Complexity Research : -1.49, Rank 139 of 140
2021 Product Exports | Imports: $1.01B | $4.36B, 162 of 226 | 147 of 226
2021 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $55.3 | $239, 209 of 219 | 201 of 219
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.
Latest Trends
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#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Latest Data
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Service Trade
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#permalink to sectionSyria 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).
Economic Complexity
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#permalink to sectionMost Specialized Products by RCA Index
#permalink to sectionSyria 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.
Most Complex Products by PCI
#permalink to sectionThe highest complexity exports of Syria according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those... (1.48), Copper, nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (not those of heading no. 8305)... (1.36), Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries, other fairground amusements, travelling circuses, travelling menageries and... (1.11), Children's picture, drawing or colouring books (1.06), and Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc... (1.05). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
Export Opportunities by Relatedness
#permalink to sectionThe 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
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Diversification Frontier
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
