Located in Western Asia and sharing borders with Lebanon, Türkiye, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel, the Syrian Arab Republic exported goods worth an estimated US$814.4 million in 2025. Despite ongoing trade challenges, Syria continues to participate in international markets through exports of agricultural products, edible oils, minerals, and raw materials.

Compared with US$1.11 billion in exports recorded in 2021, Syria's export value declined by 26.7% over the five-year period. On a year-over-year basis, exports dropped even more sharply, falling 38.8% from US$1.33 billion in 2024.

Syria's export structure remains concentrated in agricultural commodities and natural resources. The country's five largest export products—olive oil, miscellaneous nuts, uncarded and uncombed cotton, crude oil, and cumin or coriander seeds together with juniper berries—generated approximately 36.5% of total export revenue during 2025.

Syria's Major Export Trading Partners

The latest country-specific trade statistics available indicate that Syria's principal export destinations remain concentrated in neighboring Middle Eastern countries and Europe.

Based on the most recent detailed partner data, approximately 81.1% of Syrian exports were shipped to the following markets:

1. Iraq (20.2%)

2. Italy (13.4%)

3. Germany (13%)

4. Türkiye (5.5%)

5. Saudi Arabia (4.8%)

6. France (4.3%)

7. Lebanon (3.8%)

8. Jordan (3.6%)

9. United States (3.5%)

10. Netherlands (3.5%)

11. Egypt (3.4%)

12. Spain (2.1%)

With an estimated population of 25.6 million, Syria's exports in 2025 equated to roughly US$32 per person, slightly below the previous year's average of US$33 per capita.

Syria's Top 10 Export Products in 2025

Based on two-digit Harmonized System (HS) classifications, the following product groups generated the highest export values for Syria during 2025.

Fruits and nuts ranked first with exports valued at US$126.5 million, representing 15.5% of the country's total exports.

Animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes followed at US$103 million (12.6%), while coffee, tea and spices generated US$88.6 million (10.9%).

Other major export categories included:

1. Mineral fuels including oil (8.2%, $66.8 Million)

2. Vegetables (7.4%, $60 Million)

3. Vegetable, fruit and nut preparations (7.3%, $59.7 Million)

4. Cotton (7.0%, $56.9 Million)

5. Iron and steel (3.6%, $29.1 Million)

6. Salt, sulphur, stone and cement (3.4%, $27.7 Million)

7. Copper (2.9%, $23.8 Million)

Together, these 10 product categories generated approximately 78.8% of Syria's total export earnings in 2025.

Fastest-Growing Syrian Export Categories

Among Syria's leading export sectors, mineral fuels including oil recorded by far the strongest annual growth, surging 21,448% between 2024 and 2025.

Copper ranked second, with export value increasing 411.2%, while iron and steel exports expanded by 89.3% during the same period.

The largest decline among Syria's major export categories occurred in animal and vegetable fats, oils and waxes, where exports fell 69% year over year.

Syria's Most Valuable Export Products

At the more detailed four-digit HS code level, Syria's highest-value exported products in 2025 included:

1. Olive oil (12.4% of total exports)

2. Miscellaneous nuts (8.3%)

3. Uncarded and uncombed cotton (6.9%)

4. Crude oil (4.5%)

5. Cumin or coriander seeds and juniper berries (4.4%)

6. Ginger, saffron and other spices (4.4%)

7. Processed petroleum oils (3.7%)

8. Iron or steel scrap (3.6%)

9. Natural calcium phosphates (3.1%)

10. Dried shelled vegetables (3%)

These products highlight Syria's continued reliance on agriculture, food products, energy resources, and raw materials as its primary export strengths.

Syria Exporters Directory

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Taking Pistachio as an example, Tendata's shipment database shows that some of the leading Syria exporters in 2025 included:

1. GRAIN DE TERRE FOODSTUFF TRADING LLC

2. MUHAMMED DEHIL COMPANY MUHAMMED DEHIL TRADE REGISTER NO 001 00560 CUSTOMS ROAD TEL ABYAD SYRIA

3. AL AMIN COMPANY

4. AL GHINA TRADING EST

5. ALBADAWI TRADING COMPANY

6. ALMAWASIM COMPANY

7. KHALED ABD EL KARIM ABU DAMAG

8. LONG ROAD LLC

9. MAYYAS COMPANY

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