External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Syria
Syria: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 11.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Syria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Syria stood at 11.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 789.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Syria peaked at 13.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Syria ranks 54th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +44.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +105.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +905.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -52.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +36.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +88.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +46.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +51.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +66.2% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +81.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -10.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 11.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 11.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 10.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +905.7% | 0.2% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Syria?
- External health expenditure in Syria was 11.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for external health expenditure?
- Syria ranks 54th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 789.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.