Government spending in Cyprus

Government spending in Cyprus was equal to 37.9% of GDP in 2025.

Measure: Government expenditure as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Cyprus, 2025 37.9% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 36.7%
European Union, 2025 49.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 47.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 27th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending in Cyprus over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2025 37.9% 49.4%
2024 36.7% 48.9%
2023 39.8% 48.8%
2022 37.7% 49.1%
2021 42.7% 51.1%
2020 45.9% 52.8%
2019 40.3% 46.6%
2018 44.3% 46.6%
2017 38.5% 46.9%
2016 39.6% 47.5%
2015 43.1% 48.3%
2014 52.1% 49.3%
2013 46.3% 50.0%
2012 54.6% 50.0%
2011 44.9% 49.3%
2010 44.5% 50.7%
2009 44.9% 50.9%
2008 40.8% 47.0%
2007 40.1% 45.8%
2006 41.0% 46.6%
2005 41.5% 47.2%
2004 40.9% 47.4%
2003 42.9% 48.1%
2002 38.9% 47.8%
2001 37.1% 47.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 36.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 43.1%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 27th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_main · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=TE
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Cyprus
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat