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Export Market

Syria

ISO: SY / SYR

Country Profile

Capital Damascus
Population 25.6M
GDP $23.6B (2022)
GDP per Capita $1,052
Income Level Low Income
Currency Syrian pound (SYP £)
Language Arabic
Timezone UTC+02:00
Region Asia · Western Asia

Trade Partners

Syria Exports To

  • Turkey 29.0%
  • Saudi Arabia 16.0%
  • Lebanon 10.0%
  • India 10.0%
  • UAE 5.0%

Key exports: olive oil, phosphates, spice seeds, cotton, tomatoes (2023)

Syria Imports From

  • Turkey 49.0%
  • UAE 11.0%
  • China 8.0%
  • Egypt 7.0%
  • Lebanon 3.0%

Key imports: tobacco, plastics, wheat flours, plastic products, seed oils (2023)

Economic Overview

low-income Middle Eastern economy; prior infrastructure and economy devastated by 11-year civil war; ongoing US sanctions; sporadic trans-migration during conflict; currently being supported by World Bank trust fund; ongoing hyperinflation

Government: transitional presidential republic

UK Trade Status

No FTA

There is currently no free trade agreement between the UK and Syria. Standard WTO terms apply.

Geographic Region

Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Export Guidance

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Also in This Region

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel FTA 🇯🇴 Jordan FTA 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇱🇧 Lebanon FTA

Official Resources

Government export support for Syria.

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