Sudan vs Syria: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health)
Sudan
2.9%
in 2023
Syria
2.7%
in 2023
Sudan rank
182nd
Syria rank
184th
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) over time
- Sudan
- Syria
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Sudan ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 1.9% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Sudan or Syria?
- Sudan, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Sudan and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Syria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Syria rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 184th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.