International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Syria

International reserves in Syria in 2010 — 20,631,907,297 US$. Ranked 55 in the world out of 174. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 72,725%.

2010 20.63B US$ +12.74% vs 2009
World rank 55of 174
Period maximum 20.63B US$2010
Period minimum 21.09M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2010 · US$

International reserves — Syria, 1960–2010010B20B30B196019651970197519801985199019952000200520101960: 28,330,800 US$1961: 21,086,450 US$1962: 33,043,010 US$1963: 22,048,440 US$1964: 33,070,160 US$1965: 45,070,160 US$1966: 53,108,170 US$1967: 74,113,600 US$1968: 72,600,000 US$1969: 59,160,000 US$1970: 56,896,000 US$1971: 92,904,000 US$1972: 157,219,441 US$1973: 468,474,890 US$1974: 613,249,386 US$1975: 812,561,560 US$1976: 399,706,243 US$1977: 617,512,169 US$1978: 565,089,747 US$1979: 1,007,330,332 US$1980: 827,582,465 US$1981: 622,538,270 US$1982: 578,680,554 US$1983: 369,971,304 US$1984: 524,999,209 US$1985: 355,444,603 US$1986: 469,864,339 US$1987: 626,283,673 US$1988: 534,765,164 US$1989: 460,059,283 US$1990: 446,790,359 US$1991: 420,691,843 US$1992: 403,611,000 US$1993: 451,438,913 US$1994: 445,255,186 US$1995: 448,176,754 US$1996: 433,607,812 US$1997: 367,754,381 US$1998: 365,812,596 US$1999: 367,856,228 US$2000: 354,635,059 US$2001: 356,737,908 US$2002: 411,551,015 US$2003: 473,633,099 US$2004: 547,669,436 US$2005: 17,774,179,270 US$2006: 16,996,900,531 US$2007: 17,707,471,674 US$2008: 17,783,782,584 US$2009: 18,300,334,790 US$2010: 20,631,907,297 US$
Change over the period: +20.6B (+72,725.01%) Average annual rate: 14.09 %

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 20.63B US$
World computed 10.13T US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.12T US$
Western Asia computed 871B US$
Low-income countries computed 47.68B US$
International reserves — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2010 20.63B +2.33B +12.74%
2009 18.3B +517M +2.9%
2008 17.78B +76.31M +0.43%
2007 17.71B +711M +4.18%
2006 17B −777M −4.37%
2005 17.77B +17.23B +3,145.42%
2004 548M +74.04M +15.63%
2003 474M +62.08M +15.08%
2002 412M +54.81M +15.37%
2001 357M +2.1M +0.59%
2000 355M −13.22M −3.59%
1999 368M +2.04M +0.56%
1998 366M −1.94M −0.53%
1997 368M −65.85M −15.19%
1996 434M −14.57M −3.25%
1995 448M +2.92M +0.66%
1994 445M −6.18M −1.37%
1993 451M +47.83M +11.85%
1992 404M −17.08M −4.06%
1991 421M −26.1M −5.84%
1990 447M −13.27M −2.88%
1989 460M −74.71M −13.97%
1988 535M −91.52M −14.61%
1987 626M +156M +33.29%
1986 470M +114M +32.19%
1985 355M −170M −32.3%
1984 525M +155M +41.9%
1983 370M −209M −36.07%
1982 579M −43.86M −7.04%
1981 623M −205M −24.78%
1980 828M −180M −17.84%
1979 1.01B +442M +78.26%
1978 565M −52.42M −8.49%
1977 618M +218M +54.49%
1976 400M −413M −50.81%
1975 813M +199M +32.5%
1974 613M +145M +30.9%
1973 468M +311M +197.98%
1972 157M +64.32M +69.23%
1971 92.9M +36.01M +63.29%
1970 56.9M −2.26M −3.83%
1969 59.16M −13.44M −18.51%
1968 72.6M −1.51M −2.04%
1967 74.11M +21.01M +39.55%
1966 53.11M +8.04M +17.83%
1965 45.07M +12M +36.29%
1964 33.07M +11.02M +49.99%
1963 22.05M −10.99M −33.27%
1962 33.04M +11.96M +56.7%
1961 21.09M −7.24M −25.57%
1960 28.33M

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.