Syrian Arab Republic - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Syrian Arab Republic was -0.15 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 9.02 in 1979, while its lowest value was -4.52 in 1983.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1977 -2.42
1978 -0.77
1979 9.02
1980 1.92
1981 -1.84
1982 -1.43
1983 -4.52
1984 -4.14
1985 -4.52
1986 -1.98
1987 -0.92
1988 -0.91
1989 6.57
1990 7.37
1991 2.52
1992 0.17
1993 -0.55
1994 -1.75
1995 0.52
1996 0.06
1997 0.69
1998 0.08
1999 0.28
2000 1.32
2001 1.41
2002 1.59
2003 0.79
2004 0.52
2005 0.22
2006 0.60
2007 0.26
2008 0.22
2009 -0.46
2010 -0.15

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments