External health expenditure per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: External health expenditure per capita was 11.05 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 11.05 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 58.0% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Cyprus peaked at 26.34 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.37 current US$, in 2016.
Cyprus ranks 66th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 3.85 current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.34 current US$ | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 6.64 current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 7.04 current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.29 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.77 current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 10.47 current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 9.99 current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 11.68 current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5 current US$ | +58.4% |
| 2011 | 20.23 current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 17.96 current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 21.66 current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 20.49 current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 18.21 current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 3.37 current US$ | -81.5% |
| 2017 | 7.12 current US$ | +111.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.86 current US$ | +89.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6 current US$ | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 21.76 current US$ | +289.0% |
| 2022 | 26.34 current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 11.05 current US$ | -58.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 11.05 current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7827 current US$, 14.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +289.0% | 5.6 current US$ | 21.76 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.51 current US$ | 3.85 current US$ | 11.68 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.87 current US$ | 3.37 current US$ | 21.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.19 current US$ | 5.6 current US$ | 26.34 current US$ | 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 external health expenditure per capita in Cyprus?
- External health expenditure per capita in Cyprus was 11.05 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 26.34 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 current US$ in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 66th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.