Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cyprus

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Cyprus in 2023 — 6.23%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.05 pp.

2023 6.23% −0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 31of 192
Period maximum 6.98%2021
Period minimum 2.18%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cyprus, 2000–2023024682000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.18%2001: 2.23%2002: 2.49%2003: 2.48%2004: 2.23%2005: 2.25%2006: 2.34%2007: 2.31%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.75%2010: 2.97%2011: 3.05%2012: 3%2013: 3.16%2014: 2.95%2015: 2.86%2016: 2.8%2017: 2.75%2018: 2.85%2019: 3.79%2020: 6.21%2021: 6.98%2022: 6.32%2023: 6.23%
Change over the period: +4.05 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Cyprus 6.23%
World 6.14%
Western Asia computed 3.65%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.23 −0.09 pp
2022 6.32 −0.66 pp
2021 6.98 +0.76 pp
2020 6.21 +2.42 pp
2019 3.79 +0.94 pp
2018 2.85 +0.1 pp
2017 2.75 −0.05 pp
2016 2.8 −0.06 pp
2015 2.86 −0.09 pp
2014 2.95 −0.21 pp
2013 3.16 +0.15 pp
2012 3 −0.05 pp
2011 3.05 +0.07 pp
2010 2.97 +0.22 pp
2009 2.75 +0.25 pp
2008 2.5 +0.19 pp
2007 2.31 −0.03 pp
2006 2.34 +0.09 pp
2005 2.25 +0.02 pp
2004 2.23 −0.25 pp
2003 2.48 −0.02 pp
2002 2.49 +0.26 pp
2001 2.23 +0.05 pp
2000 2.18

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.