Syria Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Syria SY: BOP: Capital Account: Net
SY: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 50.062 USD mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.000 USD mn for 2009. SY: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 20.000 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2010, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.000 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of 13.000 USD mn in 2009. SY: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 50.06 2010 | yearly | 1977 - 2010 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -1.469 USD bn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.570 USD bn for 2009. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -257.000 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2010, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -80.000 USD mn in 1997 and a record low of -2.570 USD bn in 2009. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,469.20 2010 | yearly | 1977 - 2010 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 1.469 USD bn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.570 USD bn for 2009. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 54.000 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2010, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.570 USD bn in 2009 and a record low of -0.100 USD mn in 1970. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,469.20 2010 | yearly | 1970 - 2010 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2014. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 1.261 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.115 USD mn in 2002 and a record low of -11.378 USD mn in 2006. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2014 | yearly | 1984 - 2014 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2016. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.684 USD bn in 2010 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2017. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Net
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 816.638 USD mn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.566 USD bn for 2009. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -23.400 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2010, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.872 USD bn in 1990 and a record low of -1.566 USD bn in 2009. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 816.64 2010 | yearly | 1977 - 2010 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2008. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2009, with 33 observations. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2009 | yearly | 1977 - 2009 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 192.682 USD mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 241.005 USD mn for 2009. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 192.682 USD mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 241.005 USD mn in 2009 and a record low of 55.132 USD mn in 2008. SY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 192.68 2010 | yearly | 1977 - 2010 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
SY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 8.766 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.801 USD bn for 2015. SY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 98.920 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.766 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of -2.340 USD mn in 1963. SY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8,765.89 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
SY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 115.450 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.040 USD mn for 2015. SY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 25.720 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.610 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of 0.810 USD mn in 1968. SY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 115.45 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
SY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 1.134 USD bn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of -549.901 USD mn for 2009. SY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -23.950 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2010, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.134 USD bn in 2010 and a record low of -1.488 USD bn in 2006. SY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,133.96 2010 | yearly | 1977 - 2010 |
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Syria SY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
SY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 2.076 USD bn in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 348.366 USD mn for 2009. SY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 197.269 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2010, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.076 USD bn in 2010 and a record low of -912.002 USD mn in 2006. SY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Syrian Arab Republic – Table SY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,076.36 2010 | yearly | 1977 - 2010 |
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