Syrian Arab Republic - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was $19,408,800,000 as of 2010. Over the past 33 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $19,408,800,000 in 2010 and $2,613,000,000 in 1989.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $2,820,100,000
1978 $2,782,900,000
1979 $3,645,200,000
1980 $4,530,700,000
1981 $5,217,900,000
1982 $4,392,500,000
1983 $4,877,600,000
1984 $4,592,700,000
1985 $4,920,200,000
1986 $3,062,000,000
1987 $2,915,700,000
1988 $2,622,700,000
1989 $2,613,000,000
1990 $2,954,700,000
1991 $3,356,300,000
1992 $4,043,100,000
1993 $4,954,000,000
1994 $6,215,000,000
1995 $5,541,000,000
1996 $6,071,000,000
1997 $5,092,000,000
1998 $4,811,000,000
1999 $5,202,000,000
2000 $5,390,000,000
2001 $5,976,000,000
2002 $6,341,000,000
2003 $6,188,000,000
2004 $9,191,999,000
2005 $11,101,000,000
2006 $11,879,000,000
2007 $15,289,300,000
2008 $19,278,400,000
2009 $16,666,780,000
2010 $19,408,800,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was $6,442,274,000 as of 2019. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $80,410,340,000 in 2010 and $211,572,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 $238,438,300
1961 $211,572,000
1962 $239,475,800
1963 $254,144,000
1964 $257,291,300
1965 $226,605,200
1966 $303,741,700
1967 $276,517,100
1968 $320,556,900
1969 $389,686,200
1970 $374,869,100
1971 $468,586,400
1972 $572,513,100
1973 $664,617,800
1974 $1,432,392,000
1975 $1,890,811,000
1976 $2,200,813,000
1977 $2,798,471,000
1978 $2,576,815,000
1979 $3,575,287,000
1980 $4,628,790,000
1981 $5,525,350,000
1982 $4,369,172,000
1983 $4,980,637,000
1984 $4,607,134,000
1985 $5,394,905,000
1986 $5,664,204,000
1987 $9,415,287,000
1988 $4,309,042,000
1989 $5,601,514,000
1990 $6,681,514,000
1991 $8,902,539,000
1992 $12,458,800,000
1993 $15,077,240,000
1994 $20,466,100,000
1995 $19,297,100,000
1996 $23,441,870,000
1997 $22,451,580,000
1998 $21,756,170,000
1999 $23,344,410,000
2000 $23,507,170,000
2001 $26,449,260,000
2002 $28,879,820,000
2003 $28,075,810,000
2004 $42,511,000,000
2005 $52,461,110,000
2006 $54,128,020,000
2007 $68,024,320,000
2008 $79,964,640,000
2009 $69,354,570,000
2010 $80,410,340,000
2011 $20,147,950,000
2012 $11,837,970,000
2013 $7,513,016,000
2014 $10,035,140,000
2015 $6,087,888,000
2016 $5,624,052,000
2017 $6,746,805,000
2018 $7,675,132,000
2019 $6,442,274,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Syrian Arab Republic was 3,366,900,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,482,550,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 757,427,800 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 853,609,100
1961 757,427,800
1962 883,665,700
1963 970,830,000
1964 982,852,700
1965 865,631,700
1966 1,160,293,000
1967 1,056,295,000
1968 1,224,527,000
1969 1,488,601,000
1970 1,432,000,000
1971 1,790,000,000
1972 2,187,000,000
1973 2,541,000,000
1974 5,347,000,000
1975 6,996,000,000
1976 8,479,000,000
1977 10,984,000,000
1978 10,114,000,000
1979 14,033,000,000
1980 18,168,000,000
1981 21,687,000,000
1982 17,149,000,000
1983 19,549,000,000
1984 18,083,000,000
1985 21,175,000,000
1986 22,232,000,000
1987 36,955,000,000
1988 48,369,000,000
1989 62,877,000,000
1990 75,000,000,000
1991 99,931,000,000
1992 139,850,000,000
1993 169,242,000,000
1994 229,732,000,000
1995 216,610,000,000
1996 263,135,000,000
1997 252,019,000,000
1998 244,213,000,000
1999 262,041,000,000
2000 263,868,000,000
2001 296,893,000,000
2002 324,176,000,000
2003 315,151,000,000
2004 477,186,000,000
2005 588,876,000,000
2006 607,587,000,000
2007 763,573,000,000
2008 897,603,000,000
2009 778,505,000,000
2010 902,606,000,000
2011 1,018,970,000,000
2012 836,492,000,000
2013 1,084,760,000,000
2014 1,706,630,000,000
2015 1,747,010,000,000
2016 2,784,060,000,000
2017 3,482,550,000,000
2018 3,424,350,000,000
2019 3,366,900,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was 7,146,399,000 as of 2019. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 21,942,650,000 in 2008 and 3,341,519,000 in 1970.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1970 3,341,519,000
1971 3,608,754,000
1972 3,730,228,000
1973 3,533,942,000
1974 5,329,302,000
1975 6,255,946,000
1976 5,989,228,000
1977 8,378,700,000
1978 7,219,459,000
1979 8,163,025,000
1980 8,129,023,000
1981 7,457,311,000
1982 6,304,798,000
1983 6,229,111,000
1984 6,160,431,000
1985 8,544,090,000
1986 7,608,368,000
1987 9,015,375,000
1988 8,701,835,000
1989 9,197,965,000
1990 9,301,762,000
1991 9,453,654,000
1992 10,694,910,000
1993 10,645,700,000
1994 10,925,320,000
1995 10,919,710,000
1996 10,476,130,000
1997 10,305,730,000
1998 9,651,731,000
1999 10,764,510,000
2000 10,505,790,000
2001 11,594,170,000
2002 11,594,170,000
2003 11,876,770,000
2004 16,648,310,000
2005 20,975,720,000
2006 18,312,240,000
2007 20,384,790,000
2008 21,942,650,000
2009 16,904,600,000
2010 19,459,700,000
2011 16,308,130,000
2012 8,883,908,000
2013 7,232,916,000
2014 6,186,151,000
2015 6,087,888,000
2016 5,935,478,000
2017 7,791,391,000
2018 7,305,743,000
2019 7,146,399,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Syrian Arab Republic was -2.18 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.80 in 1974 and a minimum value of -45.52 in 2012.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

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Year Value
1971 8.00
1972 3.37
1973 -5.26
1974 50.80
1975 17.39
1976 -4.26
1977 39.90
1978 -13.84
1979 13.07
1980 -0.42
1981 -8.26
1982 -15.45
1983 -1.20
1984 -1.10
1985 38.69
1986 -10.95
1987 18.49
1988 -3.48
1989 5.70
1990 1.13
1991 1.63
1992 13.13
1993 -0.46
1994 2.63
1995 -0.05
1996 -4.06
1997 -1.63
1998 -6.35
1999 11.53
2000 -2.40
2001 10.36
2002 0.00
2003 2.44
2004 40.18
2005 25.99
2006 -12.70
2007 11.32
2008 7.64
2009 -22.96
2010 15.11
2011 -16.20
2012 -45.52
2013 -18.58
2014 -14.47
2015 -1.59
2016 -2.50
2017 31.27
2018 -6.23
2019 -2.18

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Syrian Arab Republic was 179,492,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 551,121,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 83,927,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1970 83,927,000,000
1971 90,639,000,000
1972 93,690,000,000
1973 88,760,000,000
1974 133,853,000,000
1975 157,127,000,000
1976 150,428,000,000
1977 210,443,000,000
1978 181,327,000,000
1979 205,026,000,000
1980 204,172,000,000
1981 187,301,000,000
1982 158,354,000,000
1983 156,453,000,000
1984 154,728,000,000
1985 214,597,000,000
1986 191,095,000,000
1987 226,434,000,000
1988 218,559,000,000
1989 231,020,000,000
1990 233,627,000,000
1991 237,442,000,000
1992 268,618,000,000
1993 267,382,000,000
1994 274,405,000,000
1995 274,264,000,000
1996 263,123,000,000
1997 258,843,000,000
1998 242,417,000,000
1999 270,366,000,000
2000 263,868,000,000
2001 291,204,000,000
2002 291,204,000,000
2003 298,302,000,000
2004 418,146,000,000
2005 526,835,000,000
2006 459,938,000,000
2007 511,993,000,000
2008 551,121,000,000
2009 424,583,000,000
2010 488,758,000,000
2011 409,602,000,000
2012 223,132,000,000
2013 181,665,000,000
2014 155,374,000,000
2015 152,906,000,000
2016 149,078,000,000
2017 195,692,000,000
2018 183,494,000,000
2019 179,492,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Syrian Arab Republic was 28.28 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 47.25 in 2014, while its lowest value was 17.04 in 1965.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 27.80
1961 22.38
1962 21.56
1963 21.17
1964 19.21
1965 17.04
1966 22.99
1967 19.15
1968 20.52
1969 21.69
1970 21.06
1971 22.34
1972 23.70
1973 25.77
1974 33.75
1975 33.97
1976 34.29
1977 40.66
1978 31.23
1979 36.01
1980 35.44
1981 32.97
1982 24.93
1983 26.67
1984 24.00
1985 25.44
1986 22.25
1987 28.94
1988 26.00
1989 30.10
1990 27.95
1991 32.07
1992 37.63
1993 40.90
1994 45.39
1995 37.94
1996 38.09
1997 33.80
1998 30.90
1999 31.99
2000 29.17
2001 30.48
2002 31.89
2003 29.34
2004 37.67
2005 39.09
2006 35.19
2007 37.78
2008 36.67
2009 30.88
2010 31.84
2011 31.33
2012 27.65
2013 36.93
2014 47.25
2015 36.91
2016 45.51
2017 41.87
2018 35.71
2019 28.28

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments