What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Qatar vs Syrian Arab Republic: Health spending as a share of total government spending

Qatar

7.7%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

7.7%

in 2023

Qatar rank

135th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

134th

Health spending as a share of total government spending over time

Qatar
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 7.7% against 7.7% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Qatar ranks 135th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th of 195 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.8%	6.8%	0.9%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	6.6%	6.9%	0.3%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	8.2%	8.3%	0.1%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Qatar or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 7.7% against 7.7% in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?: Qatar ranks 135th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.