National debt of Syria in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2010

This statistic shows the national debt of Syria from 2000 to 2009, with projections up until 2010, in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP). The figures refer to the whole country and include the debts of the state, the communities, the municipalities and the social insurances. In 2010, the estimated national debt of Syria amounted to approximately 30.02 percent of the GDP.The financial situation of SyriaIn the years leading up to the civil war in Syria, the level of debt in Syria in relation to GDP had decreased dramatically from 152 percent in 2000 to around 30 percent in 2010. During that same period, GDP growth was high, except for one downward spike in 2003, exports increased and the ratio of government expenditure to GDP was on the decline. But despite gains, the trade balance and the budget balance were still in the red. Syria also reported a fluctuating inflation rate, but in 2008, it reached 15 percent. The ratio of government expenditure also began to rise again between 2008 and 2010. Tensions are also thought to have been caused by agricultural displacement, both economic and geographic: In 2001, almost 30 percent of the Syrian population worked in the agricultural sector, and by 2011, their share had been reduced to around 14 percent. The agricultural share in GDP also dropped during this period. This was likely caused by one of the worst droughts Syria had ever experienced, causing people to immigrate to the cities to find work, but during a time when unemployment was relatively high. Obviously, decreasing debt was overshadowed by other more important cultural, political and economic factors which led to the civil war.

本统计数据显示了叙利亚自2000年至2009年的国家债务情况，并对2010年的数据进行预测，涉及国内生产总值（GDP）的相关比例。数据涵盖了全国范围，包括国家债务、社区债务、市政债务以及社会保险债务。2010年，叙利亚的预估国家债务约为GDP的30.02%。在叙利亚内战爆发前的数年间，叙利亚的债务水平与GDP的比例从2000年的152%剧降至2010年左右的30%。在此期间，尽管GDP增长率较高，除了2003年的一次下降之外，出口增长，政府支出与GDP的比例也在下降。然而，尽管有所改善，贸易平衡和预算平衡仍然处于赤字状态。叙利亚还报告了波动的通货膨胀率，但2008年通货膨胀率达到了15%。从2008年至2010年，政府支出比例也开始再次上升。农业的地理和经济迁移也被认为是导致紧张局势的原因之一：2001年，近30%的叙利亚人口从事农业，到2011年，这一比例减少到大约14%。在此期间，农业在GDP中的份额也相应下降。这可能是由于叙利亚有史以来最严重的干旱之一，导致人们移民至城市寻找工作，而当时失业率相对较高。显然，债务的减少被其他更为重要的文化、政治和经济因素所掩盖，这些因素导致了内战的爆发。