Syrian Arab Republic - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Syrian Arab Republic was -15.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 7.86 in 2002, while its lowest value was -40.23 in 2014.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 -6.44
1961 -4.78
1962 -0.63
1963 -1.74
1964 -2.50
1965 0.00
1966 -5.33
1967 -3.40
1968 -3.15
1969 -4.58
1970 -3.56
1971 -4.99
1972 -5.56
1973 -3.71
1974 -9.66
1975 -12.56
1976 -14.77
1977 -22.49
1978 -16.38
1979 -16.87
1980 -17.21
1981 -17.33
1982 -11.02
1983 -13.42
1984 -11.58
1985 -13.49
1986 -10.98
1987 -13.27
1988 -9.22
1989 -0.03
1990 0.39
1991 -7.67
1992 -11.38
1993 -13.04
1994 -12.33
1995 -6.90
1996 -6.26
1997 -1.38
1998 -0.37
1999 0.33
2000 6.95
2001 6.40
2002 7.86
2003 2.87
2004 2.78
2005 1.95
2006 3.82
2007 0.81
2008 0.90
2009 -1.83
2010 0.32
2011 -11.96
2012 -19.94
2013 -29.15
2014 -40.23
2015 -29.83
2016 -36.21
2017 -32.89
2018 -20.81
2019 -15.59

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts