The Contemporary Tourist

Intelligence

Tourism Intelligence Dashboard

SYR

Syrian Arab Republic

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Syrian Arab Republic is a tourism destination in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

Compare Syrian Arab Republic →Browse all countries

International Tourist Arrivals

2.4M

Latest verified value · 2019

International Tourism Receipts

$1.8B

Latest verified value · 2011

TCTI Destination Profile

Established tourism destination

Syrian Arab Republic has maintained relatively stable tourism demand. This profile is calculated from the best available annual and monthly tourism records currently held by TCTI.

Executive tourism profile for Syrian Arab Republic

Profile confidence

50

/ 100

Confidence reflects the intelligence modules currently supported by compatible source data.

Growth profile

Stable

Seasonality profile

Not yet available

What this means

  • Stable demand may indicate a mature visitor economy with comparatively consistent arrival levels.

The destination profile combines TCTI's available growth and seasonality intelligence. Confidence reflects whether both compatible annual-arrivals and monthly-tourist-night datasets are available.

Tourism Intelligence

Executive summary

A concise interpretation of the strongest official tourism records currently available for Syrian Arab Republic.

2 indicators available
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income

Syrian Arab Republic is a tourism destination in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

International tourist arrivals were 2.4M in 2019. International tourism receipts were $1.8B in 2011.

The figures shown here are drawn from World Bank and UN Tourism. Reporting years may differ between indicators because TCTI displays the strongest verified or published value currently available for each measure.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism growth

How international tourist arrivals changed between 1995 and 2019.

TCTI Growth Insight

Stable

Confidence

95%

Syrian Arab Republic's international tourist arrivals increased by 7.6% between 1995 and 2019. This is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of +0.3%. The sharpest annual decline was 83.9% in 2016.

Total growth

+7.6%

1995 to 2019

Average annual growth

+0.3%

Compound annual growth rate

Starting arrivals

2.3M

Reported in 1995

Latest arrivals

2.4M

Reported in 2019

Largest annual increase

+42.1%

Change recorded in 2010

Largest annual decline

-83.9%

Change recorded in 2016

What this means

  • Long-term growth trends can indicate changes in destination popularity.
  • Growth should be interpreted alongside seasonality, visitor spending, and tourism dependence.

Growth is calculated using the earliest and latest available international arrivals data held by TCTI. Results may reflect gaps or methodological changes in the underlying series.

Key Tourism Indicators

Tourism performance at a glance

Verified tourism indicators currently available for Syrian Arab Republic. Reporting years may differ by dataset.

2019

International Tourist Arrivals

2.4M

World Bank · 2019

International Tourist Arrivals

VerifiedHistorical
2011

International Tourism Receipts

$1.8B

UN Tourism · 2011

International Tourism Receipts

VerifiedHistorical

Rankings & Comparisons

How Syrian Arab Republic compares

Positions use each country's best currently available official record. Years can differ, so use these as directional benchmarks rather than synchronized league tables.

Data Availability

33% dashboard coverage

2 of 6 dashboard indicators currently have usable official data for Syrian Arab Republic.

0 current0 reporting lag2 historical

Available

  • ✓International Tourist Arrivals · 2019 · Historical
  • ✓International Tourism Receipts · 2011 · Historical

Not Yet Available

  • ○Tourist Nights
  • ○Tourism Direct Share of GDP
  • ○Tourism Employment Share
  • ○Resident Tourism Trips

Official Sources

Data sources used for Syrian Arab Republic

These organizations and datasets provide the indicators currently displayed on this country dashboard.

✓

UN Tourism

Latest displayed year: 2011

Official

Indicators

  • • International Tourism Receipts

Datasets

  • International Tourism Receipts
✓

World Bank

Latest displayed year: 2019

Official

Indicators

  • • International Tourist Arrivals

Datasets

  • International Tourist Arrivals
← Back to Country Directory

Historical Trend

International arrivals over time

Annual international tourist arrivals reported for Syrian Arab Republic. Values are shown in millions.

Source: World BankYears: 1995–2019Annual data

Dataset: International Tourist Arrivals

About the Data

Best available official data

TCTI evaluates available tourism records by reporting status, year, source priority, official-source status, and publication history. The dashboard displays the strongest available record while preserving historical observations and alternative sources in the database.