Since the start of the Syrian Revolution in March 2011, the economic aspect of the state has been regarded as one of the most affected and directly harmed inSyria. Production power has receded due to the absence of internal security and the decrease of goods and services offered. Additionally, the costs of production increased, the Syrian pound lost more than 50% of its value, and inflation rates reached beyond 32% according to official statistics. The losses of Syrian economy since March 2011 are estimated to be around 50 billion dollars. Furthermore, the destruction and damage that was caused to infrastructure of the economy and buildings greatly surpasses this mark due to the ongoing, organized shelling of cities and villages. The number of destroyed buildings, as estimated by the Syrian Network for Human Rights, is around 2.365 million buildings destroyed in various degrees. The Network also estimates the cost of reconstructing those buildings to be around 35 billion dollars, and would need three years at least to be done. The overall cost of reconstructingSyriaand compensating affected and harmed people is estimated to be around 60-200 billion dollars, according to Syrian economic experts.
This is where the importance of launching a project to reconstructSyrialies (SyriaMarshall Plan), and it can be compared to the Marshall Plan for reconstructingEuropewhich took place after World War II.
