External health expenditure in Cyprus
Cyprus: External health expenditure was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.4% for external health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 60.2% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Cyprus peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
That places Cyprus 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +63.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -82.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +96.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +83.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +222.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -60.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 5.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +222.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 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 external health expenditure in Cyprus?
- External health expenditure in Cyprus was 0.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for external health expenditure?
- Cyprus ranks 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. 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 External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.