| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,644.504
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,700.608
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -167.496
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 315.280
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3,206.064
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -371.341
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Transfers (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,386.170
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Income (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.130
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 311.801
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,077.740
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,245.740
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,373.543
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -373.078
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CF: Capital Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 478.900
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Income (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 34.095
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Transfers (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.627
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,494.544
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CF: Financial Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,370.926
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 804.163
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 683.142
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Income (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 53.225
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,448.666
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -163.620
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,415.507
            
                                        2020
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2020
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,462.964
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public: Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4,867.000
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public: Non Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 595.964
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Private (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,041.982
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4,915.307
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public: Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,218.340
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public: Non Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,696.966
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Private (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13,250.436
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 423.084
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Travel (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,752.984
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 102.662
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,788.387
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Travel (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 773.929
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 87.305
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Income: Employees' Compensation (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 235.624
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Income: Investment Earnings (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 138.225
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Income: Employees' Compensation (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 50.896
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Income: Investment Earnings (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,164.816
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Income: Investment Earnings: Interest Payments (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 83.378
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Income: Investment Earnings: Direct (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,081.438
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Transfers: Others Sectors (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,205.901
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Transfers: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13.048
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Transfers: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 25.213
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CA: Transfers: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.166
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Debit: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,203.429
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria Balance of Payments (BoP): Current, Capital and Financial Accounts (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -6,738.889
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 547.657
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public: Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,648.660
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Public: Non Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,101.003
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Private (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -8,208.455
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Sea (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,219.796
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Sea: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.050
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Sea: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,309.363
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Sea: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 90.617
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Air (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.117
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Air: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15.761
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Air: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.614
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Air: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.971
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -168.624
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Others: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -28.539
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Others: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -140.085
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Transportation: Others: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Telecommunication (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 75.000
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Insurance (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -115.206
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Financial (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 29.270
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Computer and Information (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.370
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Royalties and License Fees (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -15.893
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Others Business Services (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10.297
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Personal, Cultural and Recreational (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.021
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15.000
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Income: Employees' Compensation (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 184.728
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Income: Investment Earnings (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,026.591
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Income: Investment Earnings: Direct (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,081.438
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Income: Investment Earnings: Interest Payments (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 54.847
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Transfers: Others Sectors: Workers' Remittances (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,189.290
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CA: Transfers: Others Sectors: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 16.611
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 17.280
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Others Sectors (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -180.900
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Others Sectors: Immigrant Tra... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -180.900
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,441.074
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1993 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: OI: Assets (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,666.571
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: OI: Assets: Loans (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -48.327
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: OI: Assets: Loans: Local Banks: Long Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -23.600
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: CF: Financial Account: OI: Assets: Loans: Local Banks: Short Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -94.600
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Transfers: Others Sectors (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,598.904
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CA: Transfers: Others Sectors: Workers' Remittances (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,575.045
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 315.280
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 17.280
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Others Sectors (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 298.000
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Others Sectors: Immig... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 298.000
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 868.765
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities: Trade Credits (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 582.622
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities: Trade Credits: Short ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 841.000
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities: Loans (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 219.371
            
                                        2010
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2010
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities: Loans: Central Bank of Syri... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities: Loans: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 308.600
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Syria BoP: Credit: CF: Financial Account: OI: Liabilities: Loans: Local Banks: L... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.300
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     |