Cyprus: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Cyprus' external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 26.23 on 2022 (from 43.53 to 17.3).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.7 and a typical year strayed about 8.19 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.98 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.23 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Cyprus had the 85th highest value of the 161 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cyprus in the 2023 ranking

• Ghana — 82nd of 161: 20.01
• Lao PDR — 83rd of 161: 18.94
• Angola — 84th of 161: 17.81
• Myanmar — 86th of 161: 17.2
• Guyana — 87th of 161: 16.47
• Gambia, The — 88th of 161: 16.43

What this measures

Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Albania — 12.77 (2023)
• Armenia — 7.88 (2023)
• Austria — 0 (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 4.37 (2023)
• Belarus — 1.69 (2023)
• Belgium — 0.84 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 25.46 (2023)
• Croatia — 2.75 (2023)
• Czechia

More health data for Cyprus

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.31% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.56% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 106,935 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.72% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 113,496 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.44% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 220,430 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 16.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.31% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Cyprus's external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

17.3 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 185.47% from 6.06 in 2000 (4.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 43.53 in 2022 and the lowest 4.89 in 2016.

How does Cyprus rank?

85th highest of 161 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Cyprus?

In 2023, Cyprus' external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 26.23 on 2022 (from 43.53 to 17.3). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.7 and a typical year strayed about 8.19 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.EHEX.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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