The analysis of the main indicators evolution of social and economic development in the Arab republic of Syria, period 1960-2014

Abstract

The paper's aim is a retrospective analysis of the evolution of the main indicators of social and economic development from Syria by highlighting the degree of development of the country before the policy crisis in 2011. An attempt was also the surprise of external and internal influences in the country: a comparison with neighboring Arab countries of Syria, managing the formation of an overview image of economic and social development of the country, and the effects of the civil war start in 2011 resulting from the analysis of statistical data and official reports. The key indicators analyzed have been the Gross Domestic Product and the Human Development Index, the evolution being completed by the analysis of the main indicators that characterizes the evolution of agriculture in the period analyzed. The result of the research shows a country with a developed evolution potential, the development indicators up to 2011 being favorable for the country, but the conflict from 2011 affecting all economic and social sectors, the damage and the possibilities of economic recovery is still very hard to estimate