Syrian Arab Republic's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) was US$3.1 billion in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 129.43% from US$1.35 billion in 2012 (8.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.1 billion | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.23 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.35 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | US$3.76 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$138.66 million | 2000 |
| Average since 2013 | US$2.43 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$138.66 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 6.1% on 2021 (from US$2.92 billion to US$3.1 billion).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +30.4% and a typical year strayed about 78.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 305% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 45.4% in 2004. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$192.05 million a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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
- Burkina Faso — 2nd of 4: US$738.76 million
- Turkmenistan — 3rd of 4: US$5.53 million
- Norway — 4th of 4: −US$5.92 billion
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 23 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,102,076,661 |
| 2021 | 2,924,502,378 |
| 2020 | 1,982,055,581 |
| 2019 | 2,656,208,226 |
| 2018 | 3,763,477,220 |
| 2017 | 3,231,556,815 |
| 2016 | 2,212,377,533 |
| 2015 | 2,094,909,670 |
| 2014 | 1,603,974,565 |
| 2013 | 752,547,811 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$5.89 billion (2024)
- Algeria — US$2.55 billion (2024)
- Bahrain — −US$2.78 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$9.3 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$36.3 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$819.7 million (2015)
- Iraq — US$357.4 million (2024)
- Israel — US$4.12 billion (2025)
- Jordan
More economic policy & debt data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$9.21 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Syrian Arab Republic's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$3.1 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 2,137% from US$138.66 million in 2000 (15.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.76 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$138.66 million in 2000.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?
- In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 6.1% on 2021 (from US$2.92 billion to US$3.1 billion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +30.4% and a typical year strayed about 78.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.TRF.NCTR.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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in