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A West Asian nation bordering Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Israel, the Syrian Arab Republic shipped US$814.4 million worth of exported products around the world in 2025.

That projected dollar amount results from a -26.7% decline from $1.11 billion 5 years earlier in 2021.

Year over year, the value of Syria’s exported products retreated by -38.8% compared to $1.33 billion starting from 2024.

The 5 biggest exports from the Syrian Arab Republic are olive oil, miscellaneous nuts, uncombed cotton, crude oil then cumin or coriander seeds and juniper berries. Combined, those 5 leading product categories accounted for over one third (36.5%) of the value of all Syrian exported products in 2025.

The latest available country-specific data way back in 2010 shows that an estimated 81.1% of products exported from Syria were bought by importers in: Iraq (20.2% of the global total), Italy (13.4%), Germany (13%), Turkey (5.5%), Saudi Arabia (4.8%), France (4.3%), Lebanon (3.8%), Jordan (3.6%), United States (3.5%), Netherlands (also 3.5%), Egypt (3.4%) and Spain (2.1%).

Given Syria’s population of an estimated 25.6 million people, its total US$814.4 million in 2025 exports translates to approximately $32 for every resident in the Middle Eastern country. That per-capita amount lags the average $33 one year prior.

Syria’s top 10 export product categories generated over three-quarters (78.8%) of the overall value of its global shipments.

Mineral fuels including oil represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 21,448% from 2024 to 2025.

In second place for improving export sales was copper via a 411.2% upturn.

Syria’s shipments of the metals iron and steel posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 89.3%.

The leading decliner among Syria’s top 10 export categories was animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes, thanks to a -69% year-over-year drop.

At the more detailed 4-digit HTS code level, Syria’s most valuable exported products were olive oil (12.4% of Syria’s global total), miscellaneous nuts (8.3%), uncarded and uncombed cotton (6.9%), crude oil (4.5%), cumin or coriander seeds and juniper berries (4.4%), ginger, saffron and other spices (also 4.4%), processed petroleum oils (3.7%), iron or steel scrap (3.6%), natural calcium phosphates (3.1%), then dried shelled vegetables (3%).

The following types of Syrian product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.

In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.

Overall Syria incurred an estimated -US$5.6 billion trade deficit during 2025, expanding by 73.3% from -$3.2 billion in red ink one year earlier in 2024.

Below are exports from Syria that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Syria’s goods trail Syrian importer spending on foreign products.

Not one Syrian corporation ranks among the Forbes Global 2000.

Wikipedia lists exports-related companies from Syria. Selected examples are shown below.

 
One key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. The unemployment rate for the Syrian Arab Republic averaged 13.6% for 2025, up from an average 13.4% jobless rate in 2024 according to Trading Economics metrics.

Syria’s capital city is Damascus.

See also Turkey’s Top Trading Partners, Top 10 Exports from Cyprus, Iraq’s Top Trading Partners, Italy’s Top Trading Partners and Germany’s Top Trading Partners

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on June 30, 2026

Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on June 30, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 30, 2026

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 30, 2026

Trading Economics, Syria Unemployment Rate. Accessed on June 30, 2026

Wikipedia, List of Companies of Syria. Accessed on June 30, 2026

Wikipedia, Syria. Accessed on June 30, 2026