Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 63.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus stood at 63.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus peaked at 63.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2012.
That places Cyprus 22nd out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 47.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 44.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 57.8% | 63.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More infrastructure data for Cyprus
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 245,464 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 245,464 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus was 63.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2012.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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