Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Cyprus
Cyprus: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 62.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
62.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
47th
of 206 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2002
All-time low
61.4%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 62.0% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus peaked at 73.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2024.
Cyprus ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.2% | — |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 62.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 95% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 62.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 66.2% | 68.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 65.4% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 62.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.4% | 62.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus was 62.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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