Domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus
Cyprus: Domestic general government health expenditure was 6.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 6.2% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 6.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 6.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +63.9% | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More health data for Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Cyprus was 6.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Cyprus ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.