The objective of the present study is to determine the determinants
of Syrian foreign trade according to the gravity model from a
geographical point of view. The model estimates the effects of
external market sizes, geographical distances between
countries,
GDP, the impact of cultural differences or their similarity, Syria's
relative institutions in foreign trade, and on the basis of the results
chart the future plan and the appropriate proposals to increase the
potential places of Syrian exports.
Gravity model in trade is the most important factor in analyzing international trade
determinants in bilateral، regional or international trade relationship between countries.
Developing of Syrian external trade requires finding new outlets .For th
at ،this research
discusses the determinants of Syrian international trade with BRICS countries by gravity
model، using panel data for five counties and period from 1980 to 2015.
The research proofed several facts including: the big scale of countries economy increase
trade with BRICS countries، but both of economic and geographic distance between Syria
and BRICS countries decrease scale of Syrian international trade with these countries.
