General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus

Cyprus: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9185 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9185
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1999
All-time low
0.9185
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus, 1995–2020

00.250.50.7511.21995200720201995: 1.21996: 1.21997: 1.21998: 1.21999: 1.22000: 1.22001: 1.22002: 1.12003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 12008: 1.12009: 0.9762010: 0.9552011: 0.9672012: 0.9792013: 0.9852014: 0.9562015: 0.9412016: 0.9352017: 0.9292018: 12019: 0.9192020: 0.919

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 0.9185 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus peaked at 1.19 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9185, in 2020.

That places Cyprus 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Cyprus, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 1.17
1996 1.18 +1.3%
1997 1.19 +0.3%
1998 1.18 -0.8%
1999 1.19 +1.4%
2000 1.18 -1.5%
2001 1.16 -1.1%
2002 1.12 -3.5%
2003 1.07 -5.0%
2004 1.1 +2.9%
2005 1.08 -1.6%
2006 1.05 -2.7%
2007 1.05 -0.3%
2008 1.09 +3.9%
2009 0.9763 -10.3%
2010 0.9547 -2.2%
2011 0.9665 +1.2%
2012 0.9794 +1.3%
2013 0.9845 +0.5%
2014 0.9559 -2.9%
2015 0.9412 -1.5%
2016 0.9349 -0.7%
2017 0.9285 -0.7%
2018 1.04 +11.5%
2019 0.9191 -11.2%
2020 0.9185 -0.1%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 0.9185 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 79% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 0.9185 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 1.17 1.19 5
2000s 1.09 0.9763 1.18 10
2010s 0.96 0.9191 1.04 10
2020s 0.9185 0.9185 0.9185 1

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 46 Kiribati 0.9726 compare
  2. 47 Hungary 0.9559 compare
  3. 48 Serbia 0.9199 compare
  4. 50 Iceland 0.9162 compare
  5. 51 Albania 0.8849 compare
  6. 52 Thailand 0.8748 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus?
General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus was 0.9185 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1999.
What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9185 in 2020.
How does Cyprus rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
Cyprus ranks 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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