Exports:
$5.143 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber,
clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
Exports - partners:
Germany 20.9%, Italy 12.6%, UAE 7.6%, Lebanon 6.2%, Turkey 6%,
France 5.4%, Croatia 4.8%, US 4.1% (2003)
Imports:
$4.845 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food
and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical
products, plastics, yarn, paper
Imports - partners:
Germany 7.2%, Italy 7.1%, China 6.3%, France 5.9%, Turkey 5.4%
(2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$3.329 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$21.55 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$199 million (1997 est.)
Currency:
Syrian pound (SYP)