Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Cyprus
Cyprus: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 76.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
76.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
51st
of 206 countries
All-time high
93.1%
in 2002
All-time low
76.2%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus is 76.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus peaked at 93.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 86.1% | — |
| 1998 | 88.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 76.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 93% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 76.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 86.1% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 84.1% | 93.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 78.9% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.2% | 79.3% | 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 - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cyprus was 76.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Cyprus ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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