| 1 $ = | Start | 06/08/2026 | Change | |
| Last 24 hours | 110.53 £S | ⇨ | 110.53 £S | +0% |
| Last week | 110.53 £S | ⇨ | 110.53 £S | +0% |
| Last month | 110.56 £S | ⇨ | 110.53 £S | -0.03% |
| Last year | 13,002 £S | ⇨ | 110.53 £S | -99.15% |
| Currency | 06/01/2026 | 06/08/2026 | Change | |
| Israeli Shekel (ILS) | 2.8217 ₪ | ⇨ | 2.929 ₪ | +3.81% |
| Brazilian Real (BRL) | 5.0384 R$ | ⇨ | 5.2016 R$ | +3.24% |
| Chilean Peso (CLP) | 892.37 $ | ⇨ | 920.71 $ | +3.18% |
| Venezuelan Bolívar (VES) | 548.69 Bs. | ⇨ | 562.59 Bs. | +2.53% |
| New Zealand Dollar (NZD) | 1.6851 NZ$ | ⇨ | 1.7217 NZ$ | +2.17% |
| Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO) | 36.805 C$ | ⇨ | 36.61 C$ | -0.53% |
| Philippine Peso (PHP) | 61.912 ₱ | ⇨ | 61.581 ₱ | -0.53% |
| Nigerian Naira (NGN) | 1,369.4 ₦ | ⇨ | 1,361.1 ₦ | -0.6% |
| Seychellois Rupee (SCR) | 13.677 SR | ⇨ | 13.466 SR | -1.54% |
| Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) | 18.178 ZK | ⇨ | 17.56 ZK | -3.4% |
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| Currency name | Syrian Pound |
| Symbol | £S |
| Also known as | SYP, Syrian Pound, £S1 = 100 piastres |
| ISO code | SYP |
| Banknotes | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 £S |
| Coins | 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 piastres |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Syria - Website: www.banquecentrale.gov.sy |
| Countries | 1 country: Syria (capital: Damascus, major cities: Damascus, Aleppo, Homs) |
| Population | 21 mil. |
History
The Syrian pound (SYP) has a long and painful history reflecting Syria's position at the crossroads of Middle Eastern history. Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire until World War I, using Ottoman currency. After the war, France received a League of Nations mandate over Syria and Lebanon, establishing the French Mandate pound (linked to the French franc) in 1920.
Syrian independence in 1946 led to the creation of a separate Syrian pound managed by the Banque de Syrie et du Liban (Bank of Syria and Lebanon), a shared central bank with Lebanon. This institution was dissolved in 1956 when Syria established its own Central Bank of Syria and took full monetary sovereignty. The pound was initially pegged at a fixed rate to the US dollar.
The Ba'ath Party coup of 1963 brought socialist economic policies, nationalisation of industries, and multiple exchange rate systems that created chronic inefficiencies. Syria maintained capital controls and artificial exchange rates for decades, with a large parallel market for foreign currency.
Syria's devastating civil war, which began in 2011 following the Arab Spring, caused catastrophic economic collapse. International sanctions, the destruction of productive capacity, and loss of oil revenues caused the pound to fall from approximately 50 SYP/USD before the war to thousands and eventually tens of thousands per dollar by the 2020s. Hyperinflationary pressures and near-total collapse of the formal banking system have made the pound almost worthless for many transactions.
Sources:
"Syrian pound", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_pound
"Central Bank of Syria", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Syria