SYRIA
Population (x1000)
17,943
Area (Square Km)
185,180
Economic Indicators
Main projects of the sector
| GDP at Current Prices (Million $) | 18,101 |
| GDP Per Capita ($) | 1,009 |
| Real GDP Growth Rate (%) | -30.5 |
| Inflation Rate (%) | 87.3 |
| Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP) | 39.3 |
| Extractive Industries Value Added (% of GDP) | 9.3 |
| Manufacturing Industries Value Added (% of GDP) | 8.8 |
| Service Sector Value Added (% of GDP) | 33.7 |
| Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | - |
| % of Population with Access to Health Services | 96(٭٭) |
| % of Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water | 94(٭٭) |
| % of Population with Suitable Sanitation Facilities | 89.7(٭٭) |
| Labor Force (% of Population) | 46.2(٭٭) |
Source:
Arab Economic Report
Unified (2022),
All indicators for the year 2021, except
(٭) Indicators for the year 2020
(٭٭) Indicators for the year 2019 And before
Agriculture : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Cattle Breeding (Ghab) | Agriculture | 1974 | 5,400 | 3,411.73 | 1,988.27 |
| 2 | 185 | Tenf Pilot Scheme in Hammad Basin (Inter-Arab) | Agriculture | 1986 | 1,700 | 0 | 1,700 |
| 3 | 193 | Ghab and Asharneh Plains Irrigation | Agriculture | 1987 | 15,000 | 995.46 | 14,004.54 |
| 4 | 250 | Khaboor Irrigation (Phase I) | Agriculture | 1990 | 15,000 | 1,280.71 | 13,719.29 |
| 5 | 274 | Southern Region Agricultural Development Project (Phase II) | Agriculture | 1992 | 3,500 | 909.34 | 2,590.66 |
| 6 | 327 | Agricultural Development in the Coastal and Central Areas | Agriculture | 1996 | 17,500 | 6,559.44 | 10,940.56 |
| 7 | 307 | Agricultural Development in Jabal Al-Hoss | Agriculture | 1995 | 2,500 | 831.91 | 1,668.09 |
| 8 | 368 | Integrated Development in the Badia | Agriculture | 1998 | 20,000 | 5,340.85 | 14,659.15 |
| 9 | 433 | Rural Development in Idlib Governorate | Agriculture | 2002 | 5,500 | 4,894.25 | 605.75 |
| Total | 86,100 | 24,223.68 | 61,876.32 |
Energy : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 565 | Power Generating Station for the Eastern Region (Deir El-Zor)-2ND LOAN | Energy | 2011 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 2 | 493 | Power Generating Station in the Eastern Region (Deir El-Zor) | Energy | 2010 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 3 | 536 | Expansion of Deir Ali Power Generating Station | Energy | 2009 | 45,000 | 24,831.11 | 20,168.89 |
| 4 | 529 | Arab Gas Pipeline Project – Third Stage (Aleppo-Kalas Section) | Energy | 2009 | 10,000 | 8,119.38 | 1,880.62 |
| 5 | 45 | Banias Power Station | Energy | 1977 | 6,000 | 0 | 6,000 |
| 6 | 156 | Mehardeh Power Station Extension (Second Loan) | Energy | 1984 | 4,500 | 143.08 | 4,356.92 |
| 7 | 146 | Mehardeh Power Station Extension (First Loan) | Energy | 1984 | 6,500 | 239.43 | 6,260.57 |
| 8 | 194 | Mehardeh Power Station Extension (Supplementary Loan) | Energy | 1987 | 2,500 | 0 | 2,500 |
| 9 | 279 | Tishrin Hydroelectric Dam | Energy | 1993 | 36,000 | 3,053.73 | 32,946.27 |
| 10 | 291 | Zeizoun Power Generating Station | Energy | 1994 | 30,000 | 689.29 | 29,310.71 |
| 11 | 312 | Interconnection of Jordan and Syria Power Grids (Syria) | Energy | 1995 | 30,000 | 1,776.95 | 28,223.05 |
| 12 | 319 | Construction of 66 kV Substations in Six Governorates | Energy | 1996 | 15,500 | 3,597.85 | 11,902.15 |
| 13 | 314 | Syria-Turkey Power Grid Interconnection and Reinforcing the Syrian Internal Network | Energy | 1996 | 26,000 | 2,935.83 | 23,064.17 |
| 14 | 366 | National Control Center for the Electric System | Energy | 1998 | 10,000 | 2,617.74 | 7,382.26 |
| 15 | 409 | The Expansion and Conversion to Combined Cycle of Nasrieh Power Plant | Energy | 2001 | 25,000 | 15,706.53 | 9,293.47 |
| 16 | 429 | Transformation Stations in the Industrial Cities of Rif Dimashq, Homs and Aleppo Provinces | Energy | 2002 | 9,000 | 1,628.95 | 7,371.05 |
| 17 | 440 | Converting Zeizoun Power Station to Combined Cycle | Energy | 2003 | 22,000 | 8,346.39 | 13,653.61 |
| 18 | 469 | Construction of Southern Region Power Generating Station (Deir Ali) | Energy | 2005 | 30,000 | 356.77 | 29,643.23 |
| Total | 368,000 | 134,043.04 | 233,956.96 |
Industry and Mining : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Fuel Storage Tanks | Industry and Mining | 1974 | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 |
| 2 | 70 | Damascus Garbage Composting | Industry and Mining | 1981 | 2,200 | 2.12 | 2,197.88 |
| 3 | 154 | Pesticides Arab Joint Venture (Syria-Jordan) | Industry and Mining | 1985 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 0 |
| 4 | 246 | Rehabilitation of Phosphate Fertilizer Plant in Homs | Industry and Mining | 1990 | 10,000 | 1,081.76 | 8,918.24 |
| 5 | 265 | Phosphate Fertilizers in Tadmur | Industry and Mining | 1992 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 6 | 287 | Rehabilitation of Sulphuric Acid Plant in Homs | Industry and Mining | 1993 | 6,000 | 739.44 | 5,260.56 |
| Total | 52,100 | 33,723.33 | 18,376.67 |
Other Sectors : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 151 | Mitigation of Earthquake Risks | Other Sectors | 1984 | 575 | 10.7 | 564.3 |
| Total | 575 | 10.7 | 564.3 |
Social Services : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271 | Medical Equipment in Hospitals | Social Services | 1992 | 13,000 | 22.91 | 12,977.09 |
| Total | 13,000 | 22.91 | 12,977.09 |
Telecomm : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Second Pan-Arab Telecommunications | Telecomm | 1981 | 2,700 | 918.01 | 1,781.99 |
| 2 | 95 | Fifth Pan-Arab Telecommunications (Earth Stations) | Telecomm | 1982 | 1,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 3 | 172 | Fifth Pan-Arab Telecommunications (Earth Stations) - Supplementary Loan | Telecomm | 1986 | 1,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 4 | 384 | Modernization of the Communications System (Subscribers' Networks) | Telecomm | 1999 | 30,000 | 0 | 30,000 |
| 5 | 351 | Modernization of the Communications System in Syria (1.650 million new lines) | Telecomm | 1997 | 26,000 | 4,050.18 | 21,949.82 |
| Total | 60,700 | 4,968.18 | 55,731.82 |
Transport : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 537 | Deir Al-Zor – Al-Boukamal Road | Transport | 2009 | 16,000 | 15,967.37 | 32.63 |
| 2 | 93 | Tartous-Lattakia Motorway | Transport | 1982 | 6,000 | 0 | 6,000 |
| 3 | 128 | Damascus-Sanamein-Jordanian Border Road | Transport | 1984 | 9,000 | 0 | 9,000 |
| 4 | 214 | Hamah-Saraqeb Road and Ain Eissa-Qintari Road | Transport | 1989 | 8,000 | 30.5 | 7,969.5 |
| 5 | 379 | Lattakia - Ariha Motorway | Transport | 1999 | 30,000 | 3,170.89 | 26,829.11 |
| Total | 69,000 | 19,168.77 | 49,831.23 |
Water and Sewage : SYRIA Project Status as of 12/31/2022
| Number | Loan No. | The Project | Sector | Year Approved | Original Amount | Cancelled Amount | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | Homs and Hama Sewerage | Water and Sewage | 1981 | 5,000 | 4,353.61 | 646.39 |
| 2 | 26 | Damascus Water Supply (First Loan) | Water and Sewage | 1976 | 12,000 | 0 | 12,000 |
| 3 | 164 | Damascus Water Supply (Second Loan) | Water and Sewage | 1985 | 3,000 | 361.33 | 2,638.67 |
| 4 | 260 | Jourine Joint Water Supply | Water and Sewage | 1991 | 5,500 | 1,598.33 | 3,901.67 |
| 5 | 245 | Aleppo Sewerage | Water and Sewage | 1990 | 12,500 | 5,434.49 | 7,065.51 |
| 6 | 241 | Homs and Hama Sewerage | Water and Sewage | 1990 | 9,500 | 1,943.81 | 7,556.19 |
| Total | 47,500 | 13,691.58 | 33,808.42 |
