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Health share of government spending — Syria

Health share of government spending in Syria in 2023 — 7.71%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.06 pp.

2023 7.71% −0.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 132of 192
Period maximum 10.03%2020
Period minimum 3.74%2011

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Syria, 2000–2023246810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.65%2001: 6.65%2002: 7.21%2003: 7.51%2004: 6.82%2005: 7.34%2006: 6.74%2007: 6.85%2008: 6.84%2009: 5.95%2010: 5.12%2011: 3.74%2012: 4.47%2013: 5.93%2014: 7.4%2015: 7.52%2016: 8.32%2017: 8.94%2018: 8.55%2019: 9.07%2020: 10.03%2021: 7.7%2022: 7.91%2023: 7.71%
Change over the period: +2.06 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 7.71%
World computed 10.81%
Middle East & North Africa computed 10.62%
Western Asia computed 9.97%
Low-income countries computed 5.45%
Health share of government spending — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.71 −0.2 pp
2022 7.91 +0.21 pp
2021 7.7 −2.33 pp
2020 10.03 +0.96 pp
2019 9.07 +0.52 pp
2018 8.55 −0.4 pp
2017 8.94 +0.63 pp
2016 8.32 +0.79 pp
2015 7.52 +0.12 pp
2014 7.4 +1.47 pp
2013 5.93 +1.46 pp
2012 4.47 +0.74 pp
2011 3.74 −1.39 pp
2010 5.12 −0.83 pp
2009 5.95 −0.89 pp
2008 6.84 −0.02 pp
2007 6.85 +0.12 pp
2006 6.74 −0.61 pp
2005 7.34 +0.52 pp
2004 6.82 −0.7 pp
2003 7.51 +0.3 pp
2002 7.21 +0.56 pp
2001 6.65 +1 pp
2000 5.65 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LB Lebanon 15.91 CY Cyprus 14.86 PS Palestine 14.43 AE United Arab Emirates 14.41 SA Saudi Arabia 13.69 IL Israel 11.57 OM Oman 10.84 JO Jordan 10.5 TR Türkiye 9.78 KW Kuwait 9.02 BH Bahrain 8.49 GE Georgia 7.78 SY Syria 7.71 QA Qatar 7.69 YE Yemen 6.96 IQ Iraq 6.18 AM Armenia 5.46 AZ Azerbaijan 4.26
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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