Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus
Cyprus: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 14.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus stood at 14.9%.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 118.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus peaked at 16.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +46.1% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cyprus was 14.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.