Syrians running away from the regime, most of whom are refugees, now have to pay twice as much for the already exorbitant consular services abroad.

While almost all other state revenue sources declined following the conflict, as I show in the chart, consular services kept climbing, constituting 5.4% of total revenue in 2023 vs. only 0.4% in 2010.

The Syrian passport, one of the most useless pieces of paper, is one of the most expensive passports in the world.