Middle East
Syria
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Syria and the EU
EU imports from
€165m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€394m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #140 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.39
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
–
EUR/MWh
Consumer
–
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
682
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
State monopoly (PEEGT, war-damaged)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ministry of Electricity
Civil war (2011-present) destroyed much of the electricity infrastructure. Pre-war capacity was ~8.5 GW; operational capacity is estimated at 2 to 3 GW. Sanctions limit spare parts and fuel imports.
Tracked infrastructure
20 gas plants
6.0 GW · 9 building
1 solar farms
42 MW · 2 building
3 hydro plants
1.6 GW
1 steel plants
800 ktpa
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
22.8
→ 32.1 by 2050
Fertility
2.7
above replacement
Working-age
66.1%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
7.2
→ 13.5 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 24.7M · peaks 2086
By 2050: +53% (37.8M)