Syrian Arab Republic - Health Spending 2021

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
3.50% −0.17% from 2020 Global rank: 17th

Syrian Arab Republic's health spending was 3.50% in 2021, decreased +0.17% from 3.67% in 2020. This was the 17th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021
Health Spending by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Brunei Darussalam 2.15% -12.5%
2nd Bangladesh 2.27% 3.9%
3rd Papua New Guinea 2.34% 1.7%
4th Zimbabwe 2.67% -9.6%
5th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2.74% 10.7%
6th Angola 2.74% -2.7%
7th Lao PDR 2.74% 33.2%
8th Gabon 2.79% -18.8%
9th Djibouti 2.87% 22.8%
10th Qatar 2.89% -24.2%
11th Benin 2.92% -4.4%
12th Sudan 2.97% -2.5%
13th Pakistan 2.99% 1.3%
14th India 3.35% 0.2%
15th Congo, Republic of 3.46% -13.8%
16th Tanzania 3.47% 13.7%
17th Syrian Arab Republic 3.50% -4.5%
18th Equatorial Guinea 3.51% -5.3%
19th Mali 3.54% 1.1%
20th Madagascar 3.55% -4.6%
21st Haiti 3.58% -5.5%
22nd Monaco 3.67% -14.3%
23rd Indonesia 3.71% 8.4%
24th Guinea 3.72% -4.7%
25th Gambia, The 3.74% -6.8%
26th Côte d'Ivoire 3.76% 3.8%
27th Mauritania 3.78% 25.9%
28th Ghana 3.86% -12.9%
29th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.87% -2.8%
30th Chad 3.97% -8.7%
31st Kazakhstan 3.99% 4.1%
32nd Nigeria 4.08% 20.6%
33rd Eritrea 4.18% -3.1%
34th Bahrain 4.33% -5.0%
35th Cameroon 4.34% 2.1%
36th Oman 4.34% -15.1%
37th Malaysia 4.37% 7.1%
38th Lebanon 4.40% -41.2%
39th Senegal 4.44% -13.8%
40th Viet Nam 4.54% 4.7%
41st Türkiye 4.56% -1.2%
42nd Kenya 4.57% 1.7%
43rd Vanuatu 4.59% 11.3%
44th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.61% 11.0%
45th Guyana 4.64% -13.6%
46th Azerbaijan 4.69% -19.9%
47th Bhutan 4.79% 17.2%
48th Antigua and Barbuda 4.81% -15.3%
49th Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.86% -2.1%
50th Timor-Leste 4.92% -32.3%
51st Solomon Islands 4.95% 1.1%
52nd Suriname 5.02% -16.9%
53rd Algeria 5.02% -10.9%
54th Belize 5.05% -5.5%
55th Sierra Leone 5.07% -10.5%
56th Dominican Republic 5.09% 2.5%
57th Iraq 5.14% -10.2%
58th Singapore 5.15% -9.7%
59th Thailand 5.15% 18.3%
60th Sri Lanka 5.19% 21.5%
61st Seychelles 5.21% -10.8%
62nd China 5.26% -4.5%
63rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.27% 8.1%
64th Grenada 5.28% -0.5%
65th United Arab Emirates 5.30% -8.9%
66th Kyrgyz Republic 5.35% 8.5%
67th Kuwait 5.37% -12.1%
68th Liechtenstein 5.38% -11.1%
69th Morocco 5.45% -5.8%
70th Uganda 5.47% 4.5%
71st Turkmenistan 5.49% -1.4%
72nd Nepal 5.53% 6.3%
73rd Myanmar 5.54% 29.4%
74th Luxembourg 5.61% -2.8%
75th Togo 5.62% -9.3%
76th Niger 5.81% -5.8%
77th Mexico 5.88% -2.9%
78th Saudi Arabia 5.93% -10.8%
79th Philippines 5.98% 15.7%
80th Libya 6.05% -14.8%
81st St. Kitts and Nevis 6.17% 9.0%
82nd Rwanda 6.23% 7.5%
83rd St. Lucia 6.26% -10.7%
84th South Sudan 6.30% -32.6%
85th Botswana 6.30% 3.0%
86th Dominica 6.31% 4.0%
87th Cambodia 6.34% 23.6%
88th Poland 6.37% -1.0%
89th Ireland 6.44% -7.6%
90th Romania 6.45% 3.9%
91st Comoros 6.46% 9.5%
92nd Belarus 6.57% 2.5%
93rd Cabo Verde 6.61% -6.1%
94th Mauritius 6.62% 8.5%
95th Zambia 6.64% 5.3%
96th Peru 6.67% 5.1%
97th Bahamas, The 6.79% -8.3%
98th Uzbekistan 6.93% 13.8%
99th Russian Federation 7.03% -12.6%
100th Fiji 7.06% 33.5%
101st Tonga 7.06% 27.0%
102nd Burkina Faso 7.09% 2.8%
103rd Samoa 7.20% 18.1%
104th Trinidad and Tobago 7.21% -3.6%
105th Mongolia 7.21% 54.5%
106th Hungary 7.34% 1.4%
107th Tunisia 7.34% 4.0%
108th Guatemala 7.36% 13.9%
109th Albania 7.36% -1.4%
110th Eswatini 7.41% 4.3%
111th Barbados 7.44% 10.6%
112th Estonia 7.48% 0.1%
113th San Marino 7.51% -11.4%
114th Malawi 7.52% 6.8%
115th Costa Rica 7.61% -2.7%
116th Slovak Republic 7.63% 8.0%
117th Jordan 7.70% 2.0%
118th Lithuania 7.73% 4.3%
119th Moldova 7.75% 10.6%
120th Israel 7.84% 1.2%
121st São Tomé and Principe 7.86% 7.4%
122nd Jamaica 8.00% 7.1%
123rd Paraguay 8.03% 4.7%
124th Croatia 8.08% 5.2%
125th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.16% 1.7%
126th Ukraine 8.20% 8.5%
127th Korea 8.34% 3.9%
128th Tajikistan 8.38% -5.8%
129th Ecuador 8.38% -2.7%
130th Guinea-Bissau 8.40% -6.6%
131st North Macedonia 8.42% 8.9%
132nd Bulgaria 8.58% 1.7%
133rd Andorra 8.65% -1.6%
134th Mozambique 8.65% 14.5%
135th South Africa 8.66% -4.0%
136th Maldives 8.85% -22.6%
137th Cyprus 8.87% 2.6%
138th Uruguay 8.92% -1.9%
139th Burundi 8.94% -16.5%
140th Greece 9.03% -3.7%
141st Panama 9.14% -10.6%
142nd Colombia 9.14% 5.1%
143rd Central African Republic 9.15% 1.8%
144th Czechia 9.15% 2.1%
145th Serbia 9.23% 11.2%
146th Honduras 9.27% 0.6%
147th Italy 9.28% -3.0%
148th Latvia 9.41% 25.4%
149th Yemen, Republic of 9.44% -18.9%
150th Slovenia 9.53% 0.4%
151st Malta 9.53% -3.3%
152nd Nicaragua 9.55% 11.6%
153rd New Zealand 9.55% 3.2%
154th Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.56% -1.5%
155th Brazil 9.64% 0.1%
156th Iceland 9.72% 0.7%
157th Chile 9.72% 0.3%
158th Norway 9.81% -14.1%
159th Finland 9.91% 2.2%
160th El Salvador 10.13% 13.1%
161st Namibia 10.20% 6.7%
162nd Spain 10.34% -4.2%
163rd West Bank and Gaza 10.43% 1.5%
164th Australia 10.52% -1.7%
165th Georgia 10.54% 14.2%
166th Montenegro 10.55% -7.6%
167th Denmark 10.66% -0.3%
168th Lesotho 10.66% 2.4%
169th European Union 10.81% 0.1%
170th Nauru 10.85% -6.1%
171st Argentina 11.01% 3.2%
172nd Netherlands 11.13% 1.7%
173rd Portugal 11.22% 6.6%
174th Sweden 11.23% -1.7%
175th Belgium 11.29% -1.5%
176th Micronesia, Federated States of 11.37% -5.1%
177th Kiribati 11.83% -13.4%
178th Switzerland 11.96% -0.3%
179th Japan 12.08% 5.5%
180th United Kingdom 12.08% -0.2%
181st Austria 12.19% 6.8%
182nd France 12.25% 1.0%
183rd Armenia 12.32% 0.7%
184th Canada 12.38% -4.9%
185th Marshall Islands 12.49% 3.0%
186th Germany 12.72% 2.1%
187th Liberia 13.27% 2.8%
188th Cuba 13.79% 10.4%
189th Palau 14.55% 9.3%
190th United States 17.35% -6.3%
191st Tuvalu 18.57% 3.8%
192nd Afghanistan 21.51% 38.5%

FAQ

What was Syrian Arab Republic's health spending in 2021?

Syrian Arab Republic's health spending in 2021 was 3.50%. This ranked 17th globally.

How did Syrian Arab Republic's health spending change in 2021?

Syrian Arab Republic's health spending decreased by 4.5% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2021?

Afghanistan had the highest health spending in 2021 at 21.51%.

What is the health spending of Syrian Arab Republic in 2021?

The health spending of Syrian Arab Republic in 2021 was 3.50%. This ranked 17th globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Syrian Arab Republic's health spending?

Syrian Arab Republic's health spending went from 3.67% in 2020 to 3.50% in 2021, a 4.5% decrease.