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Trade openness — Syria

Trade openness in Syria in 2022 — 35.44%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 183. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 13.72 pp.

2022 35.44% −23.56 pp vs 2021
World rank 173of 183
Period maximum 80.13%2005
Period minimum 33.51%1986

Trend over time

1960–2022 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Syria, 1960–20222040608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 49.16%1962: 42.5%1964: 35.92%1966: 40.65%1968: 37.88%1970: 38.56%1972: 41.84%1974: 57.83%1976: 53.82%1978: 46.07%1980: 53.66%1982: 38.85%1984: 36.42%1986: 33.51%1988: 42.77%1990: 56.29%1992: 63.89%1994: 78.45%1996: 69.91%1998: 61.42%2000: 65.29%2002: 71.24%2004: 78.12%2006: 74.21%2008: 74.23%2010: 64.01%2012: 35.37%2014: 54.26%2016: 67.11%2018: 50.66%2020: 43.19%2022: 35.44%
Change over the period: −13.72 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Syria 35.44%
World 62.15%
Middle East & North Africa 78.04%
Western Asia computed 87.25%
Low-income countries computed 47.81%
Trade openness — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 35.44 −23.56 pp
2021 59 +15.81 pp
2020 43.19 +1.19 pp
2019 42 −8.66 pp
2018 50.66 −10.39 pp
2017 61.05 −6.06 pp
2016 67.11 +16.03 pp
2015 51.09 −3.18 pp
2014 54.26 +9.56 pp
2013 44.71 +9.34 pp
2012 35.37 −15.33 pp
2011 50.7 −13.31 pp
2010 64.01 +4.07 pp
2009 59.94 −14.28 pp
2008 74.23 −2.15 pp
2007 76.38 +2.17 pp
2006 74.21 −5.93 pp
2005 80.13 +2.02 pp
2004 78.12 +16.57 pp
2003 61.55 −9.69 pp
2002 71.24 +3.34 pp
2001 67.9 +2.61 pp
2000 65.29 +0.98 pp
1999 64.31 +2.88 pp
1998 61.42 −4.8 pp
1997 66.22 −3.69 pp
1996 69.91 +0.94 pp
1995 68.98 −9.48 pp
1994 78.45 +9.69 pp
1993 68.77 +4.88 pp
1992 63.89 +7.41 pp
1991 56.48 +0.19 pp
1990 56.29 −3.88 pp
1989 60.17 +17.39 pp
1988 42.77 −1.82 pp
1987 44.6 +11.09 pp
1986 33.51 −3.89 pp
1985 37.4 +0.97 pp
1984 36.42 −3.5 pp
1983 39.93 +1.08 pp
1982 38.85 −9.77 pp
1981 48.61 −5.05 pp
1980 53.66 −1.48 pp
1979 55.14 +9.07 pp
1978 46.07 −12.76 pp
1977 58.83 +5.01 pp
1976 53.82 −1.55 pp
1975 55.37 −2.46 pp
1974 57.83 +10 pp
1973 47.82 +5.98 pp
1972 41.84 +2.15 pp
1971 39.69 +1.13 pp
1970 38.56 −0.24 pp
1969 38.8 +0.92 pp
1968 37.88 +2.98 pp
1967 34.9 −5.74 pp
1966 40.65 +6.57 pp
1965 34.08 −1.84 pp
1964 35.92 −4.68 pp
1963 40.6 −1.9 pp
1962 42.5 +2.52 pp
1961 39.98 −9.17 pp
1960 49.16 —

Western Asia, 2022

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

CY Cyprus 205.75 AE United Arab Emirates 185.74 BH Bahrain 167.14 LB Lebanon 114.89 GE Georgia 114.7 OM Oman 105.75 AM Armenia 103.88 QA Qatar 100.21 KW Kuwait 90.92 AZ Azerbaijan 86.98 PS Palestine 82.39 TR Türkiye 79.9 IQ Iraq 68.76 IL Israel 60.64 SA Saudi Arabia 56.82 SY Syria 35.44
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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