Cyprus vs Greece: Overall primary balance, Transactions

Cyprus
2.13 billion
in 2025
Greece
13.07 billion
in 2024
Cyprus rank
16th
Greece rank
13th

Overall primary balance, Transactions over time

  • Cyprus
  • Greece
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B199920122025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 13.07 billion against 2.13 billion in Cyprus, a difference of 10.94 billion.

That makes Greece's figure about 6.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Greece ahead.

Cyprus ranks 16th and Greece ranks 13th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 121.60 million 7.44 billion 7.32 billion Greece
2000s 453.47 million -649.10 million 1.10 billion Cyprus
2010s -54.76 million -2.55 billion 2.50 billion Cyprus
2020s 849.16 million -242.60 million 1.09 billion Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Cyprus or Greece?
Greece, at 13.07 billion against 2.13 billion in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Cyprus and Greece?
10.94 billion, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
Cyprus ranks 16th and Greece ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.