Imports as a share of GDP fell 37.0% to 0.288% in Syria in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Syria reached an all time high of 0.472% in 2014 and an all time low of 0.170% in 1965. When compared to Syria's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Iraq amounted to 0.242%, 0.616% in Jordan, 0.801% in Lebanon and 0.426% in Turkey in 2022.
Syria has been ranked 122nd within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bulgaria | % | 0.631% | 0.608% | 0.539% | 0.593% | 0.689% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 0.731% | 0.747% | 0.810% | 0.861% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 0.406% | 0.410% | 0.388% | 0.478% | 0.587% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 0.274% | 0.273% | 0.244% | 0.215% | 0.248% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.250% | 0.309% | 0.300% | 0.242% | 0.242% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 0.291% | 0.273% | 0.241% | 0.261% | 0.293% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 0.528% | 0.494% | 0.422% | 0.504% | 0.616% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.455% | 0.396% | 0.383% | 0.303% | 0.305% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 0.475% | 0.423% | 0.338% | 0.528% | 0.801% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 0.236% | 0.246% | 0.237% | 0.217% | 0.208% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 0.357% | 0.290% | 0.311% | 0.457% | 0.288% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 0.314% | 0.301% | 0.322% | 0.353% | 0.426% |
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