Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Syria
Syria: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 87.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Syria, 1977–2010
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2010, travel services in Syria stood at 87.9%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Syria peaked at 87.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1990.
Syria ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 43.8% | — |
| 1978 | 69.1% | +57.9% |
| 1979 | 57.7% | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 51.4% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 58.8% | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 50.4% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 55.3% | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 71.1% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +7.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 87.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 87.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.6%, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 43.8% | 69.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 47.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 43.3% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 64.3% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 1 |
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 travel services in Syria?
- Travel services in Syria was 87.9% in 2010, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for travel services?
- Syria ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2010.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.