External health expenditure per capita in Syria
Syria: External health expenditure per capita was 3.93 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External 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$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Syria stood at 3.93 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.9% on the previous year and up 529.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Syria peaked at 7.01 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0766 current US$, in 2000.
That places Syria 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4149 current US$ | 0.0766 current US$ | 1 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 current US$ | 0.5564 current US$ | 2.47 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 current US$ | 2.75 current US$ | 7.01 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 external health expenditure per capita in Syria?
- External health expenditure per capita in Syria was 3.93 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0766 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Syria ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 529.8%. 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 per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.