International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Syria
Syria: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 774.00 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Syria, 1995–2011
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Syria is 774.00 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Syria peaked at 1.51 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 498.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Syria ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Syria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 498.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 513.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 545.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 583.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 631.00 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 669.00 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 670.00 million current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 760.00 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 700.00 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 650.00 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 550.00 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 540.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 645.00 million current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 800.00 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 882.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +71.2% |
| 2011 | 774.00 million current US$ | -48.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 774.00 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.00 million current US$, 9.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Syria's 774.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.07 billion current US$, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554.00 million current US$ | 498.00 million current US$ | 631.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 686.60 million current US$ | 540.00 million current US$ | 882.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion current US$ | 774.00 million current US$ | 1.51 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.44 billion current US$ (2010)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.04 billion current US$ (2010)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Syria?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Syria was 774.00 million current US$ in 2011, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 498.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Syria rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Syria ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2011.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.