Current health expenditure per capita in Syria
Syria: Current health expenditure per capita was 33.34 current US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure per capita in Syria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Syria stood at 33.34 current US$.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Syria peaked at 91.55 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.41 current US$, in 2016.
Syria ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.69 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 57.71 current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 62.75 current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 59.87 current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 60.2 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.29 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 64.01 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 72.1 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 82.92 current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 88.01 current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 91.55 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 78.29 current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 66.28 current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 47.07 current US$ | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 48.92 current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 38.18 current US$ | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 27.41 current US$ | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 35.57 current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 46.24 current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 55.22 current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 37.03 current US$ | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 53.47 current US$ | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 53.26 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.34 current US$ | -37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.36 current US$ | 53.69 current US$ | 88.01 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.47 current US$ | 27.41 current US$ | 91.55 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.28 current US$ | 33.34 current US$ | 53.47 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 73 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2844 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1388 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Syria?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Syria was 33.34 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 91.55 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.41 current US$ in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Syria ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.