Syrian Arab Republic's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) was −US$804.7 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 52.39% from −US$1.69 billion in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$804.7 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | −US$593.53 million | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.69 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | −US$466.44 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | −US$4.56 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2013 | −US$690.02 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | −US$1.73 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) fell US$283.29 million on 2021 (from −US$521.42 million to −US$804.7 million).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +US$57.5 million and a typical year strayed about US$748.96 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.87 billion in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was US$898.55 million in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2022 ranking
- Norway — 1st of 2: US$17.43 billion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 23 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -804,703,830 |
| 2021 | -521,415,258 |
| 2020 | -501,923,712 |
| 2019 | -858,857,651 |
| 2018 | -789,137,472 |
| 2017 | -593,532,243 |
| 2016 | -466,440,040 |
| 2015 | -620,143,190 |
| 2014 | -822,830,567 |
| 2013 | -921,170,691 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$76.25 million (2024)
- Algeria — −US$5.42 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — −US$3.79 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$113.08 million (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$15.85 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — −US$792.98 million (2025)
- Iraq — US$1.33 billion (2024)
- Israel — −US$8.2 billion (2025)
- Jordan — −US$952.25 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$8.91 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$305.05 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$820.37 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.65 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$9.21 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$9.21 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$9.21 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Syrian Arab Republic's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)?
- −US$804.7 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 53.45% from −US$1.73 billion in 2000. The highest value was −US$466.44 million in 2016 and the lowest −US$4.56 billion in 2011.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?
- In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) fell US$283.29 million on 2021 (from −US$521.42 million to −US$804.7 million). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +US$57.5 million and a typical year strayed about US$748.96 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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