Exports:
$6.344 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber,
clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
Exports - partners:
Iraq 22.3%, Saudi Arabia 15.3%, Italy 8.4%, Germany 8.3%, Lebanon
7.7%, Egypt 4.3%, France 4.2% (2005)
Imports:
$5.973 billion f.o.b. (2005 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:
Saudi Arabia 10.6%, China 5.6%, Egypt 5.4%, Italy 5.3%, UAE 5.2%,
Ukraine 4.2%, Germany 4.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$5.363 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$8.566 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia
(2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$180 million (2002 est.)
Currency (code):
Syrian pound (SYP)