Europe & Central Asia · EU
Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
38.3%
+5.8 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
12.4%
+4.0 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
6.10%
+4.1 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
1.80%
-0.4 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
5.00%
+0.3 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
1.20%
-0.7 pts since 1995
Gross debt · 2025
55.0%
of GDP · +8 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
1.4m
58.9% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Cyprus yet.
Welfare rose from 8.4% to 16.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2013, then fell to 12.4% by 2024.
Healthcare rose from 2.0% to 6.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2021, then fell to 6.1% by 2024.
Defence fell from 2.2% to 1.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2015, then rose to 1.8% by 2024.
Education rose from 4.7% to 6.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2010, then fell to 5.0% by 2024.
Debt interest rose from 1.9% to 3.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2012, then fell to 1.2% by 2024.
Total spending rose from 32.5% to 54.6% of GDP between 1995 and 2012, then fell to 38.3% by 2024.
Gross debt rose from 46.7% to 113.6% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 55.0% by 2025.
Population grew from 0.9 million in 1995 to 1.4 million in 2025; the UN projects 1.5 million by 2050.