Syria: Financial openness
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| Syria |
Financial openness index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -1.931 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2021 |
| Average | -1.891 |
| Min - Max | -1.931 - -1.242 |
| Source | Chinn-Ito Index |
The latest value from 2021 is -1.931 index points, unchanged from -1.931 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.322 index points, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1970 to 2021 is -1.891 index points. The minimum value, -1.931 index points, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of -1.242 index points was recorded in 1973.
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Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 87.62 | 2021 | percent |
| Trade openness | 35.61 | 2022 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.931 | 2021 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 6.81 | 2022 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 1.61 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 15.77 | 2021 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 73.06 | 2021 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 6.80 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 1.19 | 2011 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 1.47 | 2010 | 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 | 12.76 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 2.73 | 2010 | percent |