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GESY Contributions: What You Pay Into Cyprus Healthcare in 2026

Every Cyprus tax resident pays GESY contributions on their income: 2.65% on salary, pensions, rent, dividends and interest, or 4.00% if self-employed. Contributions stop once your total liable income reaches €180,000 a year, so nobody pays more than €4,770 at the 2.65% rate. Non-dom status doesn't remove GESY.

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Sources checked for this page

  1. 1.GESY (Health Insurance Organisation) — Financing: contribution rates and co-paymentsGovernment
  2. 2.GESY — Beneficiaries eligibility FAQGovernment
  3. 3.GESY — 10 things you should know about the GHSGovernment
  4. 4.GESY — Enrolment guide for non-Cypriot nationalsGovernment
  5. 5.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus other taxes (social insurance, GHS, CGT)Professional
  6. 6.gov.uk — Healthcare in Cyprus for UK nationalsGovernment
  7. 7.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus income determination (pensions, SDC, exemptions)Professional
  8. 8.KPMG Cyprus — Tax Residency and Non-Dom Rules (April 2026)Professional
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Founder, Paphos Advisor

British founder who moved his family from the UK to Paphos in 2025. I write down what I learned doing it properly — the tax, the residency and the living-here detail — and introduce people to the specialists I’d use myself.

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