In 2014, Russia’s supplies to Syria accounted for 8.4 percent of the Middle East country’s imports. Other exporting countries to this market were: Saudi Arabia with a share of 24.5 percent, United Arab Emirates with a share of 12.1 percent and Iran with an 8.9 percent share.
The monetary value of the total Russian-Syrian trade turnover reached $589.5 million, a 56.6 percent increase over $376.4 million reached in 2013. The share of exports from Russia had a monetary value of $582 million, a 61.7 percent on the year increase.
Among the supplies from Syria, 71.4 percent was fruit and nuts, grown in the near eastern country, amounting to a total sum of $5.064 million (a 43 percent drop compared to 2013).