The informal economy is considered the most important of economic issue which still concerns researchers. It is found in all states with different economic patterns and affects all social strata and all age groups. This type of economy forms a high p
ercentage of the gross domestic product of most countries of the world.
Accordingly, this research came to clarify the concept of the informal economy, and identify its components. As well as, this research showed the most important reasons to pay individuals to work at informal activities. Also this research illustrated the significant impact of school dropout and the effect of corruption at increasing the informal economy also showed the most important characteristics of workers in the informal economy.
The research about the phenomenon of informal economy so
as to cover the large number of activities that differ from one
country to another was to clarify the concept of the informal
economy and standards, and to try to measure the size of the
in
formal economy in order to clarify the relationship between the
informal economy and the export and import movement in Syria.
In order to achieve the objectives of the research was
descriptive analysis of the phenomenon of informal economy and
statistical method for data analysis through SPSS. One of the
most important findings of the research there is a strong
correlation between the informal economy and exports and imports
of Syria.
