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Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) — Syria

Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Syria in 2010 — 49.89%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 166. Since 1974, the indicator has fallen by 5.29 pp.

2010 49.89% +12.06 pp vs 2009
World rank 26of 166
Period maximum 79.01%1981
Period minimum 37.82%2009

Trend over time

1974–2010 · % of merchandise exports

Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) — Syria, 1974–20102040608019741978198219861990199419982002200620101974: 55.18%1975: 70.31%1976: 64.7%1977: 60.58%1978: 62.8%1979: 72.13%1980: 78.86%1981: 79.01%1982: 74.7%1983: 68.85%1984: 63.06%1985: 74.05%1986: 42.03%1987: 51.81%2000: 76.34%2001: 77.44%2002: 72.17%2003: 71.35%2004: 67.63%2005: 67.83%2006: 40.35%2007: 41.11%2008: 38.57%2009: 37.82%2010: 49.89%
Change over the period: −5.29 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Syria 49.89%
World 13.49%
Middle East & North Africa 64.01%
Western Asia computed 62.79%
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 49.89 +12.06 pp
2009 37.82 −0.75 pp
2008 38.57 −2.53 pp
2007 41.11 +0.76 pp
2006 40.35 −27.48 pp
2005 67.83 +0.2 pp
2004 67.63 −3.72 pp
2003 71.35 −0.82 pp
2002 72.17 −5.27 pp
2001 77.44 +1.09 pp
2000 76.34 —
1987 51.81 +9.78 pp
1986 42.03 −32.02 pp
1985 74.05 +10.99 pp
1984 63.06 −5.79 pp
1983 68.85 −5.86 pp
1982 74.7 −4.31 pp
1981 79.01 +0.16 pp
1980 78.86 +6.73 pp
1979 72.13 +9.33 pp
1978 62.8 +2.22 pp
1977 60.58 −4.12 pp
1976 64.7 −5.61 pp
1975 70.31 +15.13 pp
1974 55.18 —

Western Asia, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IQ Iraq 99.7 AZ Azerbaijan 94.51 KW Kuwait 92.75 QA Qatar 92.55 YE Yemen 91.42 SA Saudi Arabia 87.62 OM Oman 77.76 BH Bahrain 74.35 AE United Arab Emirates 49.99 SY Syria 49.89 GE Georgia 5.03 TR Türkiye 3.84 AM Armenia 3.02 JO Jordan 1.08 IL Israel 0.87 PS Palestine 0.27 LB Lebanon 0.13 CY Cyprus 0
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About the indicator

The share of fuel — oil, gas, coal and the products of their refining — in a country's merchandise exports. This is the most direct measure of commodity dependence: for a dozen states the share exceeds ninety percent, meaning that all other exports together take up less than a tenth. A high value speaks not of wealth but of fragility: the revenue of such a country moves with the price of a single commodity, over which it has no influence.

Important: The share is of merchandise exports, not of all exports: services do not enter the denominator. The aggregate for country groups is weighted by merchandise exports — the denominator of the indicator itself.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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