Syria has suffered from U.S. invasions and multiple rounds of unilateral sanctions in past few decades, resulting in over $100 billion in losses, high inflation and currency devaluation. Take a look of how U.S. invasions and sanctions have devastated the Syrian economy.
Graphic by CGTN's Wei Xialu and Liu Yang.
Graphic by CGTN's Wei Xialu and Liu Yang.
(Cover: Men wait for costumers at a market in Syria's northern city of Raqa, December 23, 2022. /CFP)