The advancement of small and medium enterprises sector(SMEs),
activating its developmental role in general, and its role in employment in
particular, is considered an important goal for most countries of the world,
whereas many economists believe
that the development of SMEs, and
encouraging its establishment is one of the most important tributaries of the
economic and social development.
This research clarifies the concept of SMEs in Syria, its economic
importance and studies its contribution in the national economy in Syria.
This research aims to study the real aspects of the Syrian industrial sector through the
study of its contribution to the national economy. A Study regarding the size of the
industrial contribution to the national economy is presented in this paper
, as well as the
presenting of an analysis of the contribution of both the public and the private sectors
through four key indicators, these are:
- The first indicator : the contribution of the industrial sector to the formation of
Syrian domestic production.
- The second indicator : the contribution of the industrial sector to the formation of
Syrian GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
- The third indicator : the contribution of the industrial sector to the operation of the
labor force.
- The fourth indicator : the contribution of the industrial sector to the export.
And thus it provides a set of results that reflect both the reality of the industrial sector
and its contribution to the national economy. Moreover it provides a set of proposals that
could contribute toward overcoming the causes of the sector's low performance, so it can
achieve the desired objectives.
