Health spending as a share of total government spending in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 7.7% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 10.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2011.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Syrian Arab Republic
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Syrian Arab Republic was 7.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2011.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.