Syrian Arab Republic - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Syrian Arab Republic was 45.29 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 50.35 in 2005, while its lowest value was 35.53 in 2000.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 35.53
2001 41.41
2002 45.40
2003 47.93
2004 47.69
2005 50.35
2006 46.97
2007 47.33
2008 46.15
2009 44.87
2010 44.79
2011 45.20
2012 45.29

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.61 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 2.45 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.47 in 2010.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.55
2001 1.86
2002 2.05
2003 2.45
2004 2.14
2005 2.07
2006 1.77
2007 1.76
2008 1.57
2009 1.59
2010 1.47
2011 1.50
2012 1.61

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Syrian Arab Republic was 4.47 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 7.51 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.74 in 2011.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 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

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was 31.62 as of 2012. Over the past 12 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 41.54 in 2010 and 19.26 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 19.26
2001 24.22
2002 29.03
2003 29.38
2004 29.41
2005 32.00
2006 30.82
2007 35.70
2008 39.88
2009 40.60
2010 41.54
2011 36.48
2012 31.62

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Syrian Arab Republic was 72.27 as of 2012. Over the past 12 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 89.26 in 2003 and 51.47 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 51.47
2001 63.27
2002 78.09
2003 89.26
2004 83.46
2005 86.08
2006 78.06
2007 79.97
2008 73.08
2009 77.23
2010 74.69
2011 82.71
2012 72.27

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems