Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Cyprus

Cyprus: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 66.53 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
66.53 0-100
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
45th
of 206 countries
All-time high
78.76 0-100
in 2007
All-time low
66.43 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Cyprus, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 69.1 0-1001998: 69.5 0-1002000: 67.1 0-1002002: 73.5 0-1002003: 73.5 0-1002004: 73.5 0-1002005: 76.6 0-1002006: 78.6 0-1002007: 78.8 0-1002008: 78.3 0-1002009: 77 0-1002010: 77.6 0-1002011: 74 0-1002012: 71.2 0-1002013: 67.8 0-1002014: 70.4 0-1002015: 70.5 0-1002016: 70.3 0-1002017: 70.2 0-1002018: 69.7 0-1002019: 71.3 0-1002020: 69 0-1002021: 68.2 0-1002022: 66.4 0-1002023: 67 0-1002024: 66.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 66.53 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Cyprus peaked at 78.76 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.43 0-100, in 2022.

Cyprus ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Cyprus, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 69.09 0-100
1998 69.45 0-100 +0.5%
2000 67.12 0-100 -3.4%
2002 73.46 0-100 +9.4%
2003 73.46 0-100 +0.0%
2004 73.49 0-100 +0.0%
2005 76.62 0-100 +4.3%
2006 78.62 0-100 +2.6%
2007 78.76 0-100 +0.2%
2008 78.33 0-100 -0.5%
2009 77.02 0-100 -1.7%
2010 77.63 0-100 +0.8%
2011 74.03 0-100 -4.6%
2012 71.22 0-100 -3.8%
2013 67.8 0-100 -4.8%
2014 70.44 0-100 +3.9%
2015 70.53 0-100 +0.1%
2016 70.33 0-100 -0.3%
2017 70.15 0-100 -0.2%
2018 69.74 0-100 -0.6%
2019 71.26 0-100 +2.2%
2020 69.02 0-100 -3.1%
2021 68.24 0-100 -1.1%
2022 66.43 0-100 -2.7%
2023 67.04 0-100 +0.9%
2024 66.53 0-100 -0.8%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 66.53 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.98 0-100, 95% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 66.53 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.4 0-100, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.27 0-100 69.09 0-100 69.45 0-100 2
2000s 75.21 0-100 67.12 0-100 78.76 0-100 9
2010s 71.31 0-100 67.8 0-100 77.63 0-100 10
2020s 67.45 0-100 66.43 0-100 69.02 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 42 Slovenia 67.45 0-100 compare
  2. 43 Chile 67.18 0-100 compare
  3. 44 Portugal 66.54 0-100 compare
  4. 46 Saudi Arabia 66.06 0-100 compare
  5. 47 Oman 65.71 0-100 compare
  6. 48 Poland 65.68 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Cyprus?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Cyprus was 66.53 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 78.76 0-100 in 2007.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 66.43 0-100 in 2022.
How does Cyprus rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Cyprus ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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