Cyprus — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Cyprus, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Cyprus was 8.12% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.87% in 2021. The lowest was 5.31% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.87% per year.
Cyprus ranks 59 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Cyprus sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 17%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 23 of 51 economies; Poland (8.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 24% in 2020. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 38 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 77th of 184 in 2000 → 74th of 188 in 2010 → 57th of 189 in 2020 → 58th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 8.27% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 8.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 8.65% | +1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 6.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 6.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 6.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 6.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 6.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 6.93% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 6.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 6.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.47% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 6.01% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 5.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 5.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 5.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 5.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 5.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cyprus’s Health spending in 2001?
5.34% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cyprus’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +53.0% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 8.12%; 2022: 8.27%; 2021: 8.87%; 2020: 8.65%; 2019: 7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.