Economy of Syrian Arab Republic
Imports commoditiesmachinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper
Import partnersSaudi Arabia 22.8%, UAE 11.2%, Iran 8.3%, China 7.3%, Iraq 6.8% (2012) 
ExportsExports commoditiescrude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
Export partnersIraq 58.4%, Saudi Arabia 9.7%, Kuwait 6.4%, UAE 5.5%, Libya 4.1% (2012) 
Economy sectorsAgriculture productswheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
Industrial productspetroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, car assembly
Economy
GDP PPP per land area581 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)595 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2010)575 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2009)
ElectricityElectricity - installed generating capacity8.32 Million kW
BankingGDP decomposition by sectorTourism
International tourism, number of departures6.26 Million (2010)5.22 Million (2009)5.25 Million (2008)
Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-11.40 % of GDP
Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)1.14 % of GDP (2007)2.76 % of GDP (2006)1.04 % of GDP (2005)
External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)6.72 % of GNI (2012)9.19 % of GNI (2010)10.7 % of GNI (2009)
Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)7.58 % of total external debt (2012)10.9 % of total external debt (2011)10.6 % of total external debt (2010)
