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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Cyprus

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Cyprus in 2025 — 18.5%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 132. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2025 18.5% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 132
Period maximum 19.4%2011
Period minimum 12.5%1995

Trend over time

1975–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Cyprus, 1975–20251214161820197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 17.5%1976: 16.3%1977: 14%1978: 13.1%1979: 12.8%1980: 13.7%1981: 14.6%1982: 14.8%1983: 15.1%1984: 14.1%1985: 14.1%1986: 14.1%1987: 16.6%1988: 16.7%1989: 16%1990: 17.3%1991: 18.5%1992: 19%1993: 16.9%1994: 16.7%1995: 12.5%1996: 13.2%1997: 14.8%1998: 16.1%1999: 16.2%2000: 15.2%2001: 16.1%2002: 16.8%2003: 18.1%2004: 16.8%2005: 16.8%2006: 17.2%2007: 16.8%2008: 17.4%2009: 19.1%2010: 18.7%2011: 19.4%2012: 19.1%2013: 18.7%2014: 17.1%2015: 16.6%2016: 15.5%2017: 15%2018: 14.7%2019: 16%2020: 19.2%2021: 18.8%2022: 18%2023: 18.4%2024: 18.4%2025: 18.5%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 18.5%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.5 +0.1 pp
2024 18.4 −0 pp
2023 18.4 +0.4 pp
2022 18 −0.8 pp
2021 18.8 −0.4 pp
2020 19.2 +3.2 pp
2019 16 +1.3 pp
2018 14.7 −0.3 pp
2017 15 −0.5 pp
2016 15.5 −1.1 pp
2015 16.6 −0.5 pp
2014 17.1 −1.7 pp
2013 18.7 −0.4 pp
2012 19.1 −0.3 pp
2011 19.4 +0.6 pp
2010 18.7 −0.4 pp
2009 19.1 +1.8 pp
2008 17.4 +0.6 pp
2007 16.8 −0.4 pp
2006 17.2 +0.4 pp
2005 16.8 −0 pp
2004 16.8 −1.3 pp
2003 18.1 +1.3 pp
2002 16.8 +0.7 pp
2001 16.1 +0.9 pp
2000 15.2 −1 pp
1999 16.2 +0.1 pp
1998 16.1 +1.3 pp
1997 14.8 +1.6 pp
1996 13.2 +0.7 pp
1995 12.5 −4.2 pp
1994 16.7 −0.2 pp
1993 16.9 −2.2 pp
1992 19 +0.6 pp
1991 18.5 +1.1 pp
1990 17.3 +1.4 pp
1989 16 −0.7 pp
1988 16.7 +0 pp
1987 16.6 +2.5 pp
1986 14.1 +0 pp
1985 14.1 −0 pp
1984 14.1 −1 pp
1983 15.1 +0.3 pp
1982 14.8 +0.2 pp
1981 14.6 +0.9 pp
1980 13.7 +0.9 pp
1979 12.8 −0.3 pp
1978 13.1 −0.9 pp
1977 14 −2.3 pp
1976 16.3 −1.1 pp
1975 17.5 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 25 SA Saudi Arabia 20.6 CY Cyprus 18.5 PS Palestine 17 AZ Azerbaijan 15.5 TR Türkiye 13.9 GE Georgia 13.8 AM Armenia 10.2
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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