Syrian Arab Republic - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 7.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.31 in 1981, while its lowest value was 1.80 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.81
1961 20.09
1962 11.13
1963 14.67
1964 17.25
1965 15.97
1966 11.94
1967 12.17
1968 14.14
1969 13.55
1970 17.50
1971 19.45
1972 13.96
1973 14.22
1974 13.78
1975 8.81
1976 12.62
1977 14.91
1978 15.37
1979 20.13
1980 24.66
1981 30.31
1982 16.23
1983 1.80
1984 10.92
1985 11.00
1986 10.86
1987 10.02
1988 4.49
1989 5.63
1990 6.27
1991 5.13
1992 5.29
1993 6.22
1994 6.52
1995 7.81
1996 6.41
1997 5.53
1998 7.87
1999 8.30
2000 10.67
2001 9.68
2002 13.34
2003 13.14
2004 18.34
2005 16.06
2006 16.49
2007 18.22
2008 13.87
2009 14.80
2010 13.11
2011 11.75
2012 13.37
2013 15.91
2014 19.36
2015 15.56
2016 13.88
2017 15.01
2018 7.64
2019 7.91
2020 7.91

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was 5,418,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,985,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 199,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 239,000,000
1961 199,000,000
1962 231,000,000
1963 235,000,000
1964 236,000,000
1965 213,000,000
1966 289,000,000
1967 265,000,000
1968 313,000,000
1969 370,000,000
1970 360,000,000
1971 439,000,000
1972 540,000,000
1973 613,000,000
1974 1,227,000,000
1975 1,685,000,000
1976 2,383,000,000
1977 2,702,000,000
1978 2,459,000,000
1979 3,329,000,000
1980 4,124,000,000
1981 5,173,000,000
1982 4,028,000,000
1983 4,542,000,000
1984 4,116,000,000
1985 3,967,000,000
1986 2,728,000,000
1987 2,470,000,000
1988 2,216,000,000
1989 2,084,000,000
1990 2,400,000,000
1991 2,767,000,000
1992 3,490,000,000
1993 4,139,000,000
1994 5,467,000,000
1995 4,709,000,000
1996 5,380,000,000
1997 4,028,000,000
1998 3,895,000,000
1999 3,832,000,000
2000 3,815,000,000
2001 4,752,000,000
2002 4,488,000,000
2003 5,111,000,000
2004 8,411,000,000
2005 10,862,000,000
2006 11,488,000,000
2007 14,655,000,000
2008 18,105,000,000
2009 15,443,000,000
2010 17,562,000,000
2011 19,985,000,000
2012 12,583,000,000
2013 8,846,000,000
2014 10,220,000,000
2015 6,275,000,000
2016 4,934,000,000
2017 6,153,000,000
2018 7,425,000,000
2019 6,684,000,000
2020 5,418,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 13.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 76.97 in 1977, while its lowest value was 12.27 in 2013.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 64.10
1961 59.01
1962 64.47
1963 64.10
1964 58.73
1965 59.77
1966 58.06
1967 54.74
1968 49.79
1969 53.76
1970 53.27
1971 51.99
1972 51.56
1973 52.70
1974 58.30
1975 65.14
1976 76.81
1977 76.97
1978 64.71
1979 58.59
1980 59.79
1981 57.44
1982 51.31
1983 52.22
1984 45.30
1985 50.98
1986 57.29
1987 57.63
1988 64.54
1989 62.59
1990 62.70
1991 60.27
1992 61.27
1993 59.73
1994 58.72
1995 50.24
1996 50.11
1997 50.51
1998 50.20
1999 47.95
2000 54.88
2001 60.21
2002 57.33
2003 43.19
2004 43.51
2005 42.06
2006 41.88
2007 40.03
2008 34.67
2009 30.66
2010 37.22
2011 37.65
2012 33.03
2013 12.27
2014 13.44
2015 18.06
2016 16.98
2017 14.58
2018 13.30
2019 13.77
2020 13.77

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 27.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 47.98 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.95 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 8.88
1961 9.49
1962 10.02
1963 12.52
1964 11.29
1965 11.92
1966 14.97
1967 10.88
1968 9.62
1969 11.90
1970 9.45
1971 11.77
1972 14.69
1973 14.30
1974 11.94
1975 11.69
1976 7.47
1977 5.95
1978 8.76
1979 6.87
1980 6.71
1981 7.81
1982 8.23
1983 6.73
1984 5.99
1985 6.27
1986 9.73
1987 7.17
1988 12.12
1989 13.10
1990 15.66
1991 19.57
1992 16.86
1993 15.33
1994 15.09
1995 23.64
1996 14.09
1997 14.13
1998 23.04
1999 24.71
2000 30.51
2001 32.60
2002 32.81
2003 36.05
2004 43.49
2005 36.68
2006 33.68
2007 33.53
2008 44.57
2009 43.49
2010 41.50
2011 42.49
2012 47.98
2013 22.82
2014 28.74
2015 26.50
2016 30.22
2017 22.54
2018 29.69
2019 27.18
2020 27.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 9.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.71 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.76
1961 0.61
1962 1.54
1963 1.31
1964 2.30
1965 2.87
1966 5.75
1967 5.16
1968 3.85
1969 5.29
1970 2.74
1971 2.33
1972 3.39
1973 3.93
1974 4.13
1975 2.68
1976 1.52
1977 1.88
1978 2.22
1979 1.63
1980 1.38
1981 1.63
1982 1.85
1983 1.53
1984 0.06
1985 0.78
1986 1.41
1987 1.21
1988 1.32
1989 1.34
1990 1.28
1991 2.05
1992 2.70
1993 2.27
1994 3.81
1995 3.84
1996 3.02
1997 3.60
1998 3.59
1999 3.31
2000 9.58
2001 9.11
2002 10.27
2003 10.27
2004 9.41
2005 10.76
2006 8.33
2007 8.96
2008 12.71
2009 11.04
2010 11.08
2011 12.08
2012 8.21
2013 4.32
2014 6.18
2015 8.36
2016 10.66
2017 10.38
2018 9.07
2019 9.40
2020 9.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 12.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.98 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.71
1961 1.83
1962 2.65
1963 2.54
1964 2.09
1965 3.11
1966 3.61
1967 1.78
1968 3.08
1969 2.50
1970 2.25
1971 2.75
1972 3.40
1973 3.40
1974 3.29
1975 1.90
1976 2.42
1977 1.94
1978 1.60
1979 2.49
1980 3.55
1981 3.97
1982 2.28
1983 1.66
1984 1.82
1985 2.60
1986 3.29
1987 3.52
1988 7.51
1989 9.08
1990 9.42
1991 12.07
1992 10.60
1993 8.29
1994 7.01
1995 15.80
1996 9.71
1997 8.84
1998 13.39
1999 14.99
2000 14.01
2001 16.09
2002 13.15
2003 14.86
2004 24.68
2005 18.49
2006 19.35
2007 19.61
2008 27.21
2009 25.03
2010 22.91
2011 23.25
2012 32.98
2013 12.73
2014 17.07
2015 10.47
2016 13.72
2017 7.11
2018 15.30
2019 12.28
2020 12.28

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 3.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.06 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.22 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.71
1961 3.35
1962 2.40
1963 2.76
1964 2.81
1965 3.20
1966 2.59
1967 1.74
1968 1.38
1969 2.10
1970 3.04
1971 5.77
1972 6.06
1973 5.43
1974 2.98
1975 6.05
1976 2.71
1977 1.63
1978 2.53
1979 1.35
1980 0.94
1981 1.48
1982 3.21
1983 2.40
1984 2.72
1985 1.23
1986 3.89
1987 1.70
1988 1.56
1989 1.94
1990 2.86
1991 3.85
1992 2.09
1993 2.85
1994 2.82
1995 2.47
1996 0.35
1997 0.22
1998 3.53
1999 3.46
2000 3.21
2001 3.65
2002 4.87
2003 4.41
2004 5.30
2005 3.97
2006 2.04
2007 2.43
2008 2.60
2009 5.28
2010 5.11
2011 4.23
2012 2.95
2013 3.36
2014 3.47
2015 5.51
2016 3.80
2017 3.07
2018 3.46
2019 3.58
2020 3.58

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.98 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.95 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.31
1961 19.79
1962 11.30
1963 14.23
1964 16.18
1965 15.17
1966 11.94
1967 12.21
1968 14.01
1969 13.58
1970 17.35
1971 19.27
1972 13.93
1973 13.52
1974 13.05
1975 8.32
1976 5.42
1977 4.38
1978 12.76
1979 19.81
1980 23.96
1981 22.34
1982 29.32
1983 27.67
1984 33.98
1985 26.57
1986 14.58
1987 15.10
1988 4.49
1989 6.31
1990 5.01
1991 3.64
1992 4.14
1993 5.07
1994 5.14
1995 5.92
1996 4.78
1997 2.95
1998 4.87
1999 4.78
2000 4.97
2001 4.43
2002 7.21
2003 7.51
2004 11.06
2005 9.38
2006 8.95
2007 10.20
2008 8.45
2009 9.97
2010 8.63
2011 7.66
2012 7.32
2013 12.29
2014 16.15
2015 12.33
2016 11.28
2017 12.81
2018 6.34
2019 6.56
2020 6.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.73 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.07
1961 3.20
1962 3.13
1963 5.21
1964 3.83
1965 2.36
1966 2.72
1967 2.16
1968 1.25
1969 1.91
1970 1.38
1971 0.75
1972 1.81
1973 1.19
1974 1.45
1975 1.04
1976 0.69
1977 0.40
1978 2.24
1979 1.29
1980 0.69
1981 0.68
1982 0.67
1983 1.03
1984 1.27
1985 1.60
1986 1.06
1987 0.71
1988 1.23
1989 0.67
1990 1.64
1991 1.58
1992 1.40
1993 1.74
1994 1.28
1995 1.36
1996 1.01
1997 1.48
1998 2.36
1999 2.63
2000 3.20
2001 3.20
2002 4.06
2003 5.73
2004 3.56
2005 3.14
2006 3.74
2007 2.53
2008 2.05
2009 2.14
2010 2.40
2011 2.92
2012 3.83
2013 2.41
2014 2.02
2015 2.15
2016 2.03
2017 1.98
2018 1.86
2019 1.92
2020 1.92

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.218 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 0.777 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.017 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.634
1961 0.507
1962 0.300
1963 0.701
1964 0.256
1965 0.377
1966 0.306
1967 0.038
1968 0.064
1969 0.103
1970 0.039
1971 0.154
1972 0.028
1973 0.351
1974 0.103
1975 0.030
1976 0.136
1977 0.104
1978 0.177
1979 0.115
1980 0.157
1981 0.064
1982 0.217
1983 0.112
1984 0.116
1985 0.060
1986 0.078
1987 0.017
1988 0.505
1989 0.068
1990 0.457
1991 0.021
1992 0.085
1993 0.183
1994 0.167
1995 0.166
1998 0.160
1999 0.315
2000 0.505
2001 0.558
2002 0.463
2003 0.777
2004 0.545
2005 0.315
2006 0.218

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 52.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.61 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.94 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 11.71
1961 11.72
1962 14.21
1963 9.15
1964 13.80
1965 13.14
1966 15.03
1967 22.18
1968 26.58
1969 20.76
1970 19.93
1971 16.98
1972 19.82
1973 19.48
1974 16.71
1975 14.85
1976 10.30
1977 12.69
1978 13.76
1979 14.73
1980 9.53
1981 12.41
1982 11.15
1983 13.38
1984 14.72
1985 16.18
1986 18.40
1987 20.11
1988 18.85
1989 18.00
1990 16.63
1991 16.52
1992 17.73
1993 19.87
1994 21.06
1995 20.20
1996 31.02
1997 32.41
1998 21.89
1999 22.55
2000 9.64
2001 2.76
2002 2.65
2003 13.26
2004 1.94
2005 11.88
2006 15.49
2007 16.23
2008 12.31
2009 15.88
2010 12.66
2011 12.19
2012 11.67
2013 52.61
2014 41.66
2015 43.11
2016 41.53
2017 50.07
2018 50.68
2019 52.49
2020 52.49

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was $5,444,630,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $74,781,110,000 in 2008 and $197,100,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $236,500,000
1961 $197,100,000
1962 $233,600,000
1963 $228,400,000
1964 $234,800,000
1965 $212,300,000
1966 $294,000,000
1967 $263,800,000
1968 $311,900,000
1969 $369,100,000
1970 $359,730,000
1971 $440,260,000
1972 $539,530,000
1973 $613,250,000
1974 $1,229,700,000
1975 $1,685,430,000
1976 $2,362,230,000
1977 $2,657,390,000
1978 $2,458,660,000
1979 $3,329,170,000
1980 $4,116,990,000
1981 $5,008,220,000
1982 $4,014,760,000
1983 $4,542,390,000
1984 $3,977,410,000
1985 $3,967,500,000
1986 $2,642,740,000
1987 $2,470,150,000
1988 $2,226,609,000
1989 $2,083,597,000
1990 $2,392,291,000
1991 $2,743,379,000
1992 $3,454,388,000
1993 $4,142,688,000
1994 $5,251,270,000
1995 $4,708,776,000
1996 $5,331,546,000
1997 $4,027,679,000
1998 $3,895,322,000
1999 $3,831,610,000
2000 $17,108,810,000
2001 $18,980,790,000
2002 $18,720,300,000
2003 $21,373,290,000
2004 $26,245,810,000
2005 $8,368,968,000
2006 $12,000,540,000
2007 $60,985,000,000
2008 $74,781,110,000
2009 $63,627,240,000
2010 $72,357,130,000
2011 $19,985,380,000
2012 $12,583,370,000
2013 $8,846,145,000
2014 $10,220,110,000
2015 $6,274,758,000
2016 $4,933,618,000
2017 $6,153,321,000
2018 $7,336,834,000
2019 $6,656,110,000
2020 $5,444,630,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.98 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.95 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.31
1961 19.79
1962 11.30
1963 14.23
1964 16.18
1965 15.17
1966 11.94
1967 12.21
1968 14.01
1969 13.58
1970 17.35
1971 19.27
1972 13.93
1973 13.52
1974 13.05
1975 8.32
1976 5.42
1977 4.38
1978 12.76
1979 19.81
1980 23.96
1981 22.34
1982 29.32
1983 27.67
1984 33.98
1985 26.57
1986 14.58
1987 15.10
1988 4.49
1989 6.31
1990 5.01
1991 3.64
1992 4.14
1993 5.07
1994 5.14
1995 5.92
1996 4.78
1997 2.95
1998 4.87
1999 4.78
2000 4.97
2001 4.43
2002 7.21
2003 7.51
2004 11.06
2005 9.38
2006 8.95
2007 10.20
2008 8.45
2009 9.97
2010 8.63
2011 7.66
2012 7.32
2013 12.29
2014 16.15
2015 12.33
2016 11.28
2017 12.81
2018 6.34
2019 6.56
2020 6.56

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports