Syria Current Account Balance

1977 - 2020 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Syria Current Account Balance

  • Syria Current Account recorded a deficit of 169.8 USD mn in Dec 2020, compared with a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Syria Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1977 to Dec 2020, with an averaged value of 27.9 USD bn.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 59.4 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 8.2 USD bn in Aug 1993.
  • CEIC extends history for annual Current Account Balance. The Central Bank of Syria provides Current Account Balance in USD. Current Account Balance prior to 1993 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 804.2 USD mn in Dec 2011.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 31.8 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Syria's Current Account Balance from 1977 to 2020 in the chart:

Syria Current Account Balance

What was Syria's Current Account Balance in 2020?

Syria Current Account recorded a deficit of 169.8 USD mn in Dec 2020, compared with a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-169.8 2020 -1,089.4 2019 8,217.4 1993 59,410.9 2022 USD mn yearly 1977 - 2020

Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -298.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -2,970.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) -3,015.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -478.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Australia (USD mn) -8,752.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) -2,343.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,174.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 813.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 241.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Aug 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 13.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (USD mn) -1,678.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -221.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (USD mn) -5,121.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 543.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) -930.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 79.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) -7,027.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) -4,598.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 195,600.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -2,594.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -292.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 1,414.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 2,686.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -2,190.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -92.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 149,636.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) 58.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
France (USD mn) 1,309.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -272.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 17,077.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 239.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Greece (USD mn) -479.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 12,276.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 1,554.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -644.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) -2,351.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1949 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 4,047.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 13,232.0 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 22,116.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 579.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -3,523.6 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 29,402.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -859.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -3,111.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -124.0 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 7,498.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) -523.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 8,094.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -1,813.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) 309.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -209.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 46.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 413.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 823.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 17,952.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 37.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 586.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -330.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 2,325.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -1,005.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 149.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 69.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -2,119.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -756.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 1,044.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2025
Nepal (USD mn) 1,453.6 Jul 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 15,020.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) -2,045.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1971 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 3,726.7 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2025
Norway (USD mn) 21,146.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Oman (USD mn) 3,068.7 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -621.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -665.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (USD mn) 522.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -675.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) 2,455.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -1,678.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) -847.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 261.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 7,484.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (USD mn) -3,670.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2002 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 8,100.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) -14,396.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -396.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 26,008.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 124.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 521.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) -1,131.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 2,198.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 500.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -1,008.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 9,794.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 12,320.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025

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Syria Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.2 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,640.444 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SYP bn) 799.504 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SYP bn) 838.214 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010
Forecast: Government Revenue (SYP bn) 582.024 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010
General Budget: Financing (SYP mn) 60,957.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
General Budget: Revenue (SYP mn) 634,425.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
General Budget: Overall Balance incl Price Stabilization Fund (SYP mn) -60,957.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
General Budget: Expenditure: Current (SYP mn) 452,319.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
General Budget: Expenditure: Capital (SYP mn) 243,065.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
General Budget: Expenditure (SYP mn) 695,384.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 18.283 2010 yearly 1981 - 2010
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,099.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 177.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -16.4 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Aug 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 21,081.234 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 43,826.996 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,614.529 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 721.1 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 58.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Aug 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 50,306.010 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 77,709.518 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.001 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 0.000 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.000 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 2014 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 10.858 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Aug 2025
Exports: Value (SYP mn) 2,437,035.703 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
Imports: Value (SYP mn) 19,820,090.431 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
Re-Exports: Value (SYP mn) 37,543.245 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Import Value Index (2015=100) 102.998 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 72.237 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 78.194 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -169.8 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.9 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 804.2 2011 yearly 1970 - 2011
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2011 yearly 1990 - 2011
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.707 2010 yearly 1980 - 2010
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 13,474.961 2010 yearly 2007 - 2010
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -167.496 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) -371.341 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Debit: CA: Income (USD mn) 19.130 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 6,245.740 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 2,077.740 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn) 5,700.608 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 315.280 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: CA: Income (USD mn) 34.095 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Credit: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 3,386.170 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 3,373.543 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 683.142 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Debit: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 1,370.926 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 12.627 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) 804.163 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 311.801 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn) 2,494.544 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -373.078 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 7,128.320 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 478.900 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -163.620 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 6,415.507 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
BoP: Credit: CA: Income (USD mn) 53.225 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn) -3,206.064 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 3,448.666 2011 yearly 1993 - 2011
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 14.6 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 18,756.126 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 33,769.510 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
M2 Growth (%) -7.8 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2011
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 54.200 Jun 2011 quarterly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011
Total Deposits (USD mn) 20,275.678 2011 yearly 1998 - 2011
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 29,083.7 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2011
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 23.0 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2011
Household Debt (USD mn) 8,543.6 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Total Loans (USD mn) 22,819.559 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Total Loans Growth (%) -3.07 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 20.75 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Monetary Survey: M2: Liabilities: Money Supply (M1) (SYP mn) 1,045,091.314 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (SYP mn) 1,881,637.107 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
Local Banks: Deposits: PR: Resident: Households (SYP mn) 655,476.217 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Local Banks: Credits: PR: Resident: Business Sector (SYP mn) 198,647.777 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Local Banks: Credits (SYP mn) 1,271,505.830 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Local Banks: Credits: PR: Resident: Households (SYP mn) 476,048.476 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011

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