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Syrian Arab Republic – Trade Balance

Name: Syrian Arab Republic Trade Balance
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External balance on goods and services in current US dollars. Positive values indicate a trade surplus; negative values indicate a deficit. · World Bank

$-5.2B −$860.6M from 2021 Global rank: 42nd · all-time high: $1.6B (2002)

Syrian Arab Republic's trade balance was $-5.2B in 2022, a decrease of +$860.6M from $-4.3B in 2021. This ranked 42nd globally. The all-time high was $1.6B in 2002.

APA

Syrian Arab Republic Trade Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/syrian-arab-republic/trade-balance

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_syrian-arab-republic_trade-balance,
  title = {Syrian Arab Republic Trade Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/syrian-arab-republic/trade-balance},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Syrian Arab Republic Trade Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025* trend	$-5.0B	–	–
2022	$-5.2B	−$860.6M	42nd
2021	$-4.3B	−$2.2B	33rd
2020	$-2.1B	+$1.5B	53rd
2019	$-3.6B	+$868.3M	36th
2018	$-4.5B	−$814.7M	32nd
2017	$-3.7B	−$670.0M	29th
2016	$-3.0B	+$713.5M	36th
2015	$-3.7B	+$4.9B	37th
2014	$-8.7B	−$2.4B	19th
2013	$-6.2B	+$2.4B	25th
2012	$-8.6B	−$535.9M	19th
2011	$-8.1B	−$8.3B	21st
2010	$198.5M	+$1.2B	116th
2009	$-987.5M	−$1.5B	71st
2008	$471.0M	+$143.5M	126th
2007	$327.5M	−$961.0M	120th
2006	$1.3B	+$725.3M	124th
2005	$563.3M	−$134.9M	119th
2004	$698.2M	+$72.0M	122nd
2003	$626.2M	−$999.0M	124th
2002	$1.6B	+$329.0M	130th
2001	$1.3B	−$19.4M	124th
2000	$1.3B	+$1.3B	122nd
1999	$51.6M	+$107.3M	109th
1998	$-55.7M	+$144.7M	110th
1997	$-200.4M	+$663.1M	82nd
1996	$-863.5M	−$77.5M	40th
1995	$-786.0M	+$462.1M	43rd
1994	$-1.2B	+$537.7M	30th
1993	$-1.8B	−$278.2M	20th
1992	$-1.5B	−$512.1M	26th
1991	$-995.5M	−$1.0B	30th
1990	$47.8M	+$50.9M	92nd
1989	$-3.1M	+$972.3M	82nd
1988	$-975.4M	+$532.0M	24th
1987	$-1.5B	−$47.3M	22nd
1986	$-1.5B	+$752.6M	21st
1985	$-2.2B	−$186.1M	13th
1984	$-2.0B	+$333.8M	13th
1983	$-2.4B	−$565.0M	17th
1982	$-1.8B	+$893.5M	25th
1981	$-2.7B	−$440.9M	18th
1980	$-2.2B	−$572.7M	24th
1979	$-1.7B	−$155.7M	21st
1978	$-1.5B	+$211.6M	15th
1977	$-1.7B	−$603.9M	13th
1976	$-1.1B	−$269.7M	22nd
1975	$-857.5M	−$358.9M	25th
1974	$-498.5M	−$378.3M	28th
1973	$-120.2M	+$49.9M	29th
1972	$-170.1M	−$40.8M	20th
1971	$-129.3M	−$53.1M	30th
1970	$-76.2M	+$26.6M	33rd
1969	$-102.8M	−$47.5M	22nd
1968	$-55.3M	−$1.6M	23rd
1967	$-53.8M	+$17.8M	23rd
1966	$-71.6M	−$71.6M	22nd
1965	$1,043	+$33.5M	51st
1964	$-33.5M	−$12.6M	25th
1963	$-20.9M	−$13.9M	32nd
1962	$-7.0M	+$38.2M	41st
1961	$-45.2M	+$10.0M	18th
1960	$-55.3M	–	17th

Show all years (1960–2022)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Stagflation Risk

GDP growth below 2% combined with inflation above 8% and rising unemployment. The worst macro combination for policymakers.

Inflation 13.4% GDP growth 1.2% Unemployment 13.4%

This pattern occurred 204 times in history, 77 successful

Haiti 2024

Inflation

26.9%

GDP growth

-4.2%

Unemployment

14.6%

São Tomé and Principe 2024

Inflation

14.4%

GDP growth

1.1%

Unemployment

9.1%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

GDP growth

1.3%

Unemployment

14.1%

Colombia 2023

Inflation

11.7%

GDP growth

0.7%

Unemployment

9.6%

Haiti 2023

Inflation

36.8%

GDP growth

-1.9%

Unemployment

14.5%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

GDP growth

-0.8%

Unemployment

11.0%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Syrian Arab Republic matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2019. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (77 out of 204) saw trade balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →