Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cyprus

Cyprus: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate was 73.8 cents on the dollar in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
73.8 cents on the dollar
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.8 cents on the dollar
in 2019
All-time low
70.4 cents on the dollar
in 2010
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cyprus, 2008–2019

0204060802008201320192008: 70.7 cents on the dollar2009: 70.7 cents on the dollar2010: 70.4 cents on the dollar2011: 70.8 cents on the dollar2012: 70.7 cents on the dollar2013: 70.5 cents on the dollar2014: 70.5 cents on the dollar2015: 71.4 cents on the dollar2016: 72.8 cents on the dollar2017: 73.2 cents on the dollar2018: 73.4 cents on the dollar2019: 73.8 cents on the dollar

Source: World Bank. Measured in cents on the dollar.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 73.8 cents on the dollar for resolving insolvency: recovery rate in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cyprus peaked at 73.8 cents on the dollar in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.4 cents on the dollar, in 2010.

Cyprus ranks 25th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) in Cyprus, 2008 to 2019.
Year cents on the dollar Change
2008 70.7 cents on the dollar —
2009 70.7 cents on the dollar +0.0%
2010 70.4 cents on the dollar -0.4%
2011 70.8 cents on the dollar +0.6%
2012 70.7 cents on the dollar -0.1%
2013 70.5 cents on the dollar -0.3%
2014 70.5 cents on the dollar +0.0%
2015 71.4 cents on the dollar +1.3%
2016 72.8 cents on the dollar +2.0%
2017 73.2 cents on the dollar +0.5%
2018 73.4 cents on the dollar +0.3%
2019 73.8 cents on the dollar +0.5%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 73.8 cents on the dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.55 cents on the dollar, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 73.8 cents on the dollar is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.6 cents on the dollar, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.7 cents on the dollar 70.7 cents on the dollar 70.7 cents on the dollar 2
2010s 71.75 cents on the dollar 70.4 cents on the dollar 73.8 cents on the dollar 10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 22 Sweden 78.1 cents on the dollar compare
  2. 23 Spain 77.5 cents on the dollar compare
  3. 24 France 74.8 cents on the dollar compare
  4. 26 India 71.6 cents on the dollar compare
  5. 27 Thailand 70.1 cents on the dollar compare
  6. 28 Colombia 68.7 cents on the dollar compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More reference data data for Cyprus

All data for Cyprus →

Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cyprus?
Resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cyprus was 73.8 cents on the dollar in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 73.8 cents on the dollar in 2019.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 70.4 cents on the dollar in 2010.
How does Cyprus rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate?
Cyprus ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cyprus. Statizoid. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/resolving-insolvency-recovery-rate-cents-on-the-dollar/cyprus/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/resolving-insolvency-recovery-rate-cents-on-the-dollar/cyprus/">Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cyprus</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)
Unit
cents on the dollar
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through judicial reorganization, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings. The calculation takes into account the outcome: whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the assets are sold piecemeal.