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Health share of government spending — Cyprus

Health share of government spending in Cyprus in 2023 — 14.86%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.87 pp.

2023 14.86% −1.73 pp vs 2022
World rank 47of 192
Period maximum 16.59%2022
Period minimum 5.43%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Cyprus, 2000–2023051015202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.99%2001: 6.02%2002: 6.4%2003: 5.78%2004: 5.46%2005: 5.43%2006: 5.71%2007: 5.77%2008: 6.13%2009: 6.12%2010: 6.68%2011: 6.78%2012: 5.5%2013: 6.81%2014: 5.65%2015: 6.63%2016: 7.05%2017: 7.13%2018: 6.44%2019: 9.42%2020: 13.52%2021: 16.32%2022: 16.59%2023: 14.86%
Change over the period: +8.87 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Cyprus 14.86%
World computed 10.81%
Europe & Central Asia 14.51%
Western Asia computed 9.97%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.86 −1.73 pp
2022 16.59 +0.27 pp
2021 16.32 +2.8 pp
2020 13.52 +4.11 pp
2019 9.42 +2.97 pp
2018 6.44 −0.69 pp
2017 7.13 +0.08 pp
2016 7.05 +0.43 pp
2015 6.63 +0.98 pp
2014 5.65 −1.16 pp
2013 6.81 +1.31 pp
2012 5.5 −1.28 pp
2011 6.78 +0.1 pp
2010 6.68 +0.56 pp
2009 6.12 −0.01 pp
2008 6.13 +0.37 pp
2007 5.77 +0.06 pp
2006 5.71 +0.27 pp
2005 5.43 −0.03 pp
2004 5.46 −0.32 pp
2003 5.78 −0.63 pp
2002 6.4 +0.38 pp
2001 6.02 +0.03 pp
2000 5.99 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

LB Lebanon 15.91 CY Cyprus 14.86 PS Palestine 14.43 AE United Arab Emirates 14.41 SA Saudi Arabia 13.69 IL Israel 11.57 OM Oman 10.84 JO Jordan 10.5 TR Türkiye 9.78 KW Kuwait 9.02 BH Bahrain 8.49 GE Georgia 7.78 SY Syria 7.71 QA Qatar 7.69 YE Yemen 6.96 IQ Iraq 6.18 AM Armenia 5.46 AZ Azerbaijan 4.26
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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