Tenders in Syria

Public procurement in Syria

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

WTO procurement agreement

Syria is not a party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.

Notice languages

Arabic

Currency

SYP

Good to know

Syrian university research from 2018 describes public construction contracts as governed by the Unified Contracts System issued by Law No. 51 of 2004. Its current status could not be confirmed from an authoritative source.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2022)

US$23.7 billion

Exports (2022)

US$1.6 billion in goods and services

Imports (2022)

US$6.8 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2022)

35% of GDP

Average tariff (2020)

9.2% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Syria on FreeTender right now

47 open notices; the busiest sectors are education & training (5), water & environment (5), agriculture & food (3), energy & power (3) and healthcare & pharma (3).

Most active buyers: UNRWA (14), UNDP (8), UNICEF (3), UNOPS (3), FAO (3).

Sources: journal.latakia-univ.edu.sy

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