CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Small states
Small states: CPIA equity of public resource use rating was 3.35 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.35 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
28th
of 42 groups
All-time high
3.56 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
All-time low
3.25 1=low to 6=high
in 2016
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Small states, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Small states stood at 3.35 1=low to 6=high.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Small states peaked at 3.56 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.25 1=low to 6=high, in 2016.
That places Small states 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Small states, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.56 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.47 1=low to 6=high | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.47 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.44 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.53 1=low to 6=high | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.56 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.39 1=low to 6=high | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.27 1=low to 6=high | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.27 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.36 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.49 1=low to 6=high | 3.44 1=low to 6=high | 3.56 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | 3.56 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 30 Bangladesh 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Burundi 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Cape Verde 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Djibouti 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Ethiopia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Gambia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Grenada 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Guinea 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Honduras 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Kosovo 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Liberia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Madagascar 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Maldives 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Republic of Moldova 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Nepal 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Nicaragua 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Pakistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Tajikistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Zimbabwe 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Small states?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Small states was 3.35 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 1=low to 6=high in 2016.
- How does Small states rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Small states ranks 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.