Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 36.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus stood at 36.1%.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus peaked at 38.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2001.
That places Cyprus 24th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 28.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.3% | 36.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,440 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -29.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.15 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 28.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cyprus was 36.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2001.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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