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$, in 2016.
Syria ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.36 current US$ | 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
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 296,332 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.24 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 17.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 8.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 273,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 274,192 (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.