Syrian Arab Republic - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Syrian Arab Republic was 3.57 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 5.12 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.28 in 2010.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.35
2001 4.49
2002 4.52
2003 5.12
2004 4.48
2005 4.11
2006 3.78
2007 3.72
2008 3.40
2009 3.55
2010 3.28
2011 3.33
2012 3.57

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was 69.83 as of 2012. Over the past 12 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 92.74 in 2010 and 54.22 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 54.22
2001 58.47
2002 63.94
2003 61.29
2004 61.67
2005 63.56
2006 65.62
2007 75.41
2008 86.42
2009 90.50
2010 92.74
2011 80.71
2012 69.83

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Syrian Arab Republic was 159.58 as of 2012. Over the past 12 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 186.23 in 2003 and 144.85 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 144.85
2001 152.78
2002 172.01
2003 186.23
2004 174.99
2005 170.98
2006 166.19
2007 168.94
2008 158.35
2009 172.14
2010 166.74
2011 183.00
2012 159.58

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems