Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphate rock | Mine production 2025 | 800,000 t marketable phosphate rock (gross weight) | #23 · 0.3% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves 2025 | 250 million t marketable phosphate rock (gross weight) | #15 · 0.3% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Pumice and pumicite | Mine production 2023 | 200,000 t pumice and pumicite | — | USGS MCS 2024 |
Policies and export measures
Policy tracker →No policies recorded yet.
Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$93 m
- Phosphate rock$87 mto India 55%, Serbia 45%, Indonesia 0%
- Aluminium$6 mto Türkiye 100%, South Korea 0%
- Titanium (ilmenite)*$200 kto South Korea 100%
- Lead$2 kto Saudi Arabia 100%
- Lithium*$1 kto Kuwait 100%
Imports 2024$5 m
- Aluminium$3 mfrom Egypt 100%, Türkiye 0%
- Manganese$1 mfrom Egypt 33%, India 31%, Saudi Arabia 19% · 2 more
- Silicon$452 kfrom Türkiye 49%, Egypt 24%, Kuwait 14% · 1 more
- Lithium*$284 kfrom Indonesia 36%, Spain 35%, Italy 28% · 1 more
- Alumina$118 kfrom Italy 45%, Spain 38%, Germany 17%
- Boron$42 kfrom India 100%
- Magnesium metal$33 kfrom China 100%
- Rare earths$20 kfrom China 88%, Türkiye 12%
and 7 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
No fiscal terms recorded for Syria yet.
Mines and facilities (2)
Latest news
All news →- Türkiye and Syria sign memorandum on phosphate mining cooperation
2026-08-19 · Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye (ETKB)