Syria: External debt

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 Syria

External debt, percent of Gross National Income

 Latest value 58.77
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2008 - 2021
 Average 22.29
 Min - Max 2.23 - 58.77
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 58.77 percent, an increase from 44.49 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 62.74 percent, based on data from 118 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 2008 to 2021 is 22.29 percent. The minimum value, 2.23 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 58.77 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Syria - External debt - Recent values chart

Historical series
Syria - External debt - historical chart - 2008-2021




The external debt of Syria and other countries is reported as the total international obligations of the country as percent of its GDP. External debt of less than 60 percent of GDP is not a problem. At higher levels, paying the interest on the debt may start to become difficult.
Definition: Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.

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 Trade openness 97.85 2021 percent
 Financial openness -1.931 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 24.80 2021 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 2.23 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 15.77 2021 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 73.06 2021 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 6.56 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.19 2011 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.80 2011 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 2009 million dollars (current)
 Current account, in dollars -0.37 2010 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -48.26 2021 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 0.20 2010 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 20.63 2010 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.64 2010 percent
 Remittances 1,622.54 2010 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 1,133.96 2010 million USD
 External debt 58.77 2021 percent
 Short-term external debt 12.45 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 2.73 2010 percent
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