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Syria Real GDP Growth

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Syria expanded 1.6 % YoY in Dec 2018, following a negative growth of 0.7 % in the previous year. Real GDP Growth YoY data in Syria is updated yearly, available from Dec 1961 to Dec 2018, with an average rate of 5.0 %. The data reached an all-time high of 25.8 % in Dec 1974 and a record low of -26.3 % in Dec 2012. CEIC calculates Real GDP Growth from annual Real GDP. The Central Bureau of Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2000 prices. Real GDP Growth prior to 1971 is calculated from GDP Volume Index, sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Syria reached 21.1 USD bn in Dec 2018. Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 9.2 % in Dec 2018. GDP Per Capita in Syria reached 2,834.7 USD in Dec 2010. Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at -14.3 % in Dec 2018.

What was Syria's Real GDP Growth in 2018?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
1.6 % 2018 yearly 1961 - 2018	-0.7 % 2017 yearly 1961 - 2018	-26.3 2012	25.8 1974	%	yearly	1961 - 2018 Updated on 11 Sep 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	-0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Algeria (%)	-3.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Argentina (%)	-19.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Armenia (%)	-13.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Australia (%)	-6.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1960 - Jun 2020
Austria (%)	-12.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1989 - Jun 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Bahrain (%)	-8.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Bangladesh (%)	5.2 2020	yearly	2007 - 2020
Belarus (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
Belgium (%)	-14.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Bolivia (%)	0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Mar 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Botswana (%)	2.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Brazil (%)	-11.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
Brunei (%)	2.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Bulgaria (%)	-8.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (%)	7.1 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Canada (%)	-13.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1962 - Jun 2020
Chile (%)	-13.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Jun 2020
China (%)	3.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Colombia (%)	-15.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Croatia (%)	-15.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (%)	-11.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (%)	-11.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Denmark (%)	-8.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Ecuador (%)	-2.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Egypt (%)	5.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Mar 2020
Estonia (%)	-6.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
European Union (%)	-13.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Finland (%)	-6.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
France (%)	-18.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1950 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	-12.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Germany (%)	-11.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Ghana (%)	-0.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Greece (%)	-15.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	-8.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Jun 2020
Hungary (%)	-13.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Iceland (%)	-10.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
India (%)	-23.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2005 - Jun 2020
Indonesia (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Iran (%)	-6.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1989 - Mar 2020
Ireland (%)	-3.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Israel (%)	-7.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Italy (%)	-17.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	7.4 2018	yearly	1966 - 2018
Japan (%)	-10.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Jun 2020
Jordan (%)	1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	4.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Dec 2019
Kenya (%)	5.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
South Korea (%)	-2.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Kosovo (%)	-9.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Kuwait (%)	-2.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2010 - Mar 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2020
Laos (%)	6.2 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Latvia (%)	-8.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Lebanon (%)	-1.9 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Lithuania (%)	-4.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1995 - Jun 2020
Luxembourg (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	-67.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
North Macedonia (%)	-12.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Malawi (%)	4.0 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Malaysia (%)	-17.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Malta (%)	-16.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Mauritius (%)	-2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	-18.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Moldova (%)	0.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Mongolia (%)	-9.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (%)	-20.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Morocco (%)	0.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Mozambique (%)	2.0 Dec 2018	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2018
Myanmar (%)	6.8 2019	yearly	2011 - 2019
Nepal (%)	-2.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Mar 2020
Netherlands (%)	-9.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
New Zealand (%)	-10.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1983 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (%)	-6.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Norway (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1979 - Jun 2020
Oman (%)	-0.8 2019	yearly	1999 - 2019
Pakistan (%)	0.5 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Palestinian Territory (%)	-4.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2011 - Mar 2020
Panama (%)	0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (%)	3.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Peru (%)	-30.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Philippines (%)	-16.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Poland (%)	-7.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Portugal (%)	1.8 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2019
Qatar (%)	-6.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Romania (%)	-10.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Russia (%)	-5.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia (%)	-1.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Serbia (%)	4.5 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Sep 2019
Singapore (%)	-13.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (%)	-12.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Slovenia (%)	-12.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
South Africa (%)	-17.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Spain (%)	-21.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	-1.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Sudan (%)	5.6 2018	yearly	1983 - 2018
Sweden (%)	-7.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (%)	-9.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1966 - Jun 2020
Syria (%)	1.6 2018	yearly	1961 - 2018
Taiwan (%)	-0.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Jun 2020
Tajikistan (%)	7.2 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2019
Thailand (%)	-12.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Tunisia (%)	-20.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Turkey (%)	-9.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Ukraine (%)	-11.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	1.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Mar 2020
United Kingdom (%)	-21.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Jun 2020
United States (%)	-9.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1948 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (%)	-10.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Uzbekistan (%)	0.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2016 - Jun 2020
Venezuela (%)	-26.8 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (%)	25.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2010 - Jun 2020
Yemen (%)	-10.0 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Zambia (%)	3.3 Sep 2017	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2017

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	21,148.0 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Real GDP Growth (%)	1.6 2018	yearly	1961 - 2018
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	10.861 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
GDP per Capita (USD)	2,834.666 2010	yearly	2002 - 2010
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	9.2 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	20,662.172 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	97.7 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	3,507.791 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	16.6 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
Investment: % of GDP (%)	26.3 2010	yearly	1960 - 2010
Gross National Product (USD mn)	39,715.797 2007	yearly	1960 - 2007
Gross Savings Rate (%)	-14.3 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	6,373.364 2010	yearly	1980 - 2010
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	2,806.685 2010	yearly	1980 - 2010
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.440 2010	yearly	1980 - 2010
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	52.638 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
GDP: Change in Stock (SYP mn)	165,163.000 2010	yearly	2004 - 2010
GDP: Goods and Services Exports: Net (SYP mn)	-1,995,191.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Goods and Services Exports (SYP mn)	1,429,160.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Goods and Services Imports (SYP mn)	3,424,351.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Consumption (SYP mn)	10,538,103.903 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Consumption: Government (SYP mn)	1,529,397.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Consumption: Private (SYP mn)	9,008,706.903 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (SYP mn)	521,776.587 2017	yearly	1963 - 2017
GDP: 2000p: Goods and Services Exports: Net (SYP mn)	-139,084.892 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: 2000p: Goods and Services Exports (SYP mn)	44,409.268 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: 2000p: Goods and Services Imports (SYP mn)	183,494.160 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: 2000p: Consumption (SYP mn)	442,172.657 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: 2000p: Consumption: Government (SYP mn)	228,267.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: 2000p: Consumption: Private (SYP mn)	213,905.657 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: 2000p: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (SYP mn)	386,304.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (SYP mn)	9,220,510.903 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Customs Duties (SYP mn)	41,448.000 2010	yearly	2004 - 2010
GDP: Agriculture (SYP mn)	3,405,453.000 2017	yearly	1963 - 2017
GDP: Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities (SYP mn)	1,709,805.940 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Building and Construction (SYP mn)	71,009.665 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Wholesale and Retail Trade (SYP mn)	1,671,501.013 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Transport and Communications (SYP mn)	713,789.264 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Finance and Insurance (SYP mn)	178,616.836 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Services: Social and Personal (SYP mn)	434,218.884 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP: Services: Government (SYP mn)	938,203.000 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP per Capita: Syrian Pound (SYP)	417,028.987 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
GDP Deflator (2000=100)	352.010 2013	yearly	1970 - 2013

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	25.0 2018	yearly	1966 - 2018
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	3,952,600.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018

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: Revenue (SYP mn)	634,425.000 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
General Budget: Expenditure (SYP mn)	695,384.000 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: Overall Balance incl Price Stabilization Fund (SYP mn)	-60,957.000 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
General Budget: Financing (SYP mn)	60,957.000 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	25.0 2018	yearly	1950 - 2018
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	44.0 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	183,323.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Unemployment Rate (%)	14.90 2011	yearly	2000 - 2011
Monthly Earnings (USD)	504 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-0.12 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	21.393 2010	yearly	1980 - 2010
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	8.613 2010	yearly	1997 - 2010
Population: End of Period (Person th)	25,021.000 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Population: End of Period: Male (Person th)	12,787.000 2018	yearly	2011 - 2018
Population: End of Period: Female (Person th)	12,234.000 2018	yearly	2011 - 2018
Labour Force (Person th)	5,815.000 2011	yearly	2000 - 2011
Employment: Public Sector (Person)	183,323.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Employment: Public Sector: Manufacturing (Mfg) (Person)	94,497.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Employment: Public Sector: Mining & Quarrying (Person)	22,702.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Employment: Public Sector: Electricity & Water Industries (Person)	66,124.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Wages: Public Sector (SYP mn)	51,389.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Wages: Public Sector: Manufacturing (Mfg) (SYP mn)	27,133.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Wages: Public Sector: Extractive Industry (SYP mn)	7,159.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Wages: Public Sector: Electricity & Water Industry (SYP mn)	17,097.000 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	12,700 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	62.8 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	1,272.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	11,428.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	19.2 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2014 - Nov 2019
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	15.709 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2019
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	11.0 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.398 2010	yearly	1980 - 2010
CPI: FB: AB: Mineral Water, Soft Drink, Fruit Juices (2010=100)	1,655.110 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
CPI: Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: Tobacco (2010=100)	1,556.450 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
CPI: Clothing and Footwear: Footwear (2010=100)	1,325.060 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
CPI: HW: Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (2010=100)	827.670 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index (CPI) (2010=100)	949.210 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
CPI: Health (2010=100)	888.560 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
CPI: Transportation (2010=100)	1,001.470 Nov 2019	monthly	Dec 2013 - Nov 2019
Retail Trade Price Index (2005=100)	165.060 Dec 2011	monthly	Jan 2006 - Dec 2011

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	18.283 2010	yearly	1981 - 2010
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-7,191.1 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Total Exports (USD mn)	47.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	87.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1961 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	12,627.708 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	44,952.775 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	567.751 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	561.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jun 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-6.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1961 - Jun 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	31,984.976 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	32,699.159 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	0.258 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1987 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	0.983 Jun 2020	monthly	Oct 2015 - Jun 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	0.017 Jun 2020	monthly	Oct 2014 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	48.251 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1990 - Jun 2020
Exports: Value (SYP mn)	1,047,661.847 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
Re-Exports: Value (SYP mn)	24,867.921 2018	yearly	1983 - 2018
Imports: Value (SYP mn)	3,007,768.636 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-8,653.0 2011	yearly	1977 - 2011
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-12.8 2011	yearly	1980 - 2011
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	804.2 2011	yearly	1970 - 2011
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	1.2 2011	yearly	1980 - 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: Current Account (CA) (USD mn)	-8,653.009 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-167.496 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn)	2,905.789 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CA: Income (USD mn)	-1,841.863 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)	804.163 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn)	23,692.413 2011	yearly	2003 - 2011
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn)	-7,660.798 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CA: Transfers (USD mn)	405.169 2011	yearly	2003 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CF: Capital Account (USD mn)	478.900 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn)	1,218.949 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account (USD mn)	3,448.666 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn)	18,165.743 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn)	-370.000 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn)	2,077.740 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CA: Transfers (USD mn)	1,624.118 2011	yearly	2003 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CF: Financial Account (USD mn)	1,370.926 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn)	-163.620 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Debit: CA: Income (USD mn)	2,215.712 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account (USD mn)	315.280 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)	804.163 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CA: Income (USD mn)	373.849 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Reserve Assets (USD mn)	7,128.320 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-373.078 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn)	15,039.404 2011	yearly	2003 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn)	10,504.945 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011
BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn)	2,536.491 2011	yearly	1993 - 2011

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	14.6 2011	yearly	2004 - 2011
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	19,177.990 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	34,529.057 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)	23,458.335 2011	yearly	1998 - 2011
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	29,737.9 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 2001 - Dec 2011
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	23.0 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 2002 - Dec 2011
Household Debt (USD mn)	8,735.7 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Total Loans (USD mn)	23,332.819 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: Broad Money (M2) (SYP mn)	1,881,637.107 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
Monetary Survey: M2: Liabilities: Money Supply (M1) (SYP mn)	1,045,091.314 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2011
Local Banks Deposits (SYP mn)	1,129,760.769 2011	yearly	1998 - 2011
Local Banks: Deposits: PR: Resident: Business Sector (SYP mn)	140,618.059 2011	yearly	2004 - 2011
Local Banks: Deposits: PR: Resident: Households (SYP mn)	655,476.217 2011	yearly	2004 - 2011
Local Banks: Credits (SYP mn)	1,271,505.830 Dec 2011	monthly	Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Local Banks: Credits: PR: Resident: Business Sector (SYP mn)	198,647.777 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

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (SYP/USD)	648.167 Feb 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Feb 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	5.00 Feb 2015	monthly	Jan 1962 - Feb 2015

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	41,079 2011	yearly	1971 - 2011
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	3,870.000 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn)	25.000 2016	yearly	2008 - 2016
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	15.581 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th)	250.000 2009	yearly	1995 - 2009

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	5,070,000 2011	yearly	1995 - 2011
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	-40.7 2011	yearly	1996 - 2011
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	1,816 2011	yearly	1995 - 2011
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	-71.2 2011	yearly	1996 - 2011
Length of Stay: Overnight (Night th)	12,869.129 2010	yearly	1989 - 2010

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (31Dec2009=1000)	7,493.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2009 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	7.2 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	1,761.470 Feb 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Feb 2020
Market Capitalization: Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) (SYP mn)	1,331,362.664 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Sep 2020
Trading Value: Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) (SYP mn)	1,456.556 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Sep 2020
Trading Volume: Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) (Unit th)	1,941.900 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Sep 2020
No of Listed Companies: DSE (Unit)	27.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Sep 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	6,900.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	122,059.800 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	8.840 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	2,843,103.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	19,387,604.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	16.655 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	113.576 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	2,509.919 2010	yearly	2002 - 2010
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	310.440 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	99.738 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	389,035.678 2010	yearly	2001 - 2010
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	44,989.869 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	9,055.770 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019

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