NationMaster - Syrian Economy statistics

Agriculture > products wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
Aid as % of GDP	95%	[95th of 129]
Debt service	113	[113rd of 128]
Economic freedom	145	[145th of 156]
Exchange rates Syrian pounds per US dollar - (official rate): 11.225 (2004), 11.225 (2003), 11.225 (2002), 11.225 (2001), 11.225 (2000), (parallel market rate in Amman and Beirut) NA (2004), 52.8 (2003), 52.4 (2002), 50.4 (2002), 49.4 (2000)
Exports > Goods and services	79%	[79th of 156]
Exports > Manufactured	107%	[107th of 124]
Exports to US	$78.00	[78th of 224]
GDP > PPP	$60.00	[60th of 163]
Imports > Goods and services	95%	[95th of 156]
Income category	Lower middle income
Inflation > Duration 2000-2003	1
Informal economy	82%	[82nd of 104]
Research and development personnel	82 per million people	[82nd of 88]
Technological achievement	53	[53rd of 68]
Trade balance with US	$165.00	[165th of 224]
Trade with US > US exports of glassware, chinaware	153	[153rd of 169]
Trade with US > US exports of metalworking machine tools	127	[127th of 197]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	96	[96th of 183]
Trade with US > US imports of other parts and accessories	154	[154th of 167]

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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services). Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Exports of goods and services includes income and workers' remittances.; Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000; Manufactured exports as % of manufactured export, 2000.; in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; Imports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000; World Bank income categories are used; Approximate average inflation rate 200-2003.; The easiest definition of the informal economy is: Street traders and street vendors; Itinerant or seasonal or temporary job workers on building sites or road work; and those in between the streets and home,(e.g. waste collectors); Scientists and engineers in research and development (R&D) per 1 million people for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000.; Technology Achievement Index
Units: Score; In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; US exports of glassware, chinaware, USD Thousands, 2004; US exports of metalworking machine tools, USD Thousands, 2004; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004; US imports of other parts and accessories, USD Thousands, 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah, Suriyah

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