General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Cyprus
Cyprus: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9185 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus, 1995–2020
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 … total in Cyprus, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.