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Country or Region: Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (US Dollars) › See all Syria indicators, › See Current Account Balance (US Dollars) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Syrian Pound
Currency Symbol: SYP

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2009 BOP Manual used: BPM 5 Primary domestic currency: Syrian pounds Data last updated: 03/2011

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Syria in year 2010 is US$ -2.593 Billion

This makes Syria No. 152 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (US Dollars) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (US Dollars) value is US$ 6.76 Billion; Syria is US$ 9.35 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Syria was US$ -3.06 Billion Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Syria in 2010 was or will be 15.34% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Syria was or will be US$-3.13 Billion, which is 20.56% more than the 2010 figure.