Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus stood at 12.5%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus peaked at 17.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 87th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.3% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (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 12.5% in 2022, 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 17.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cyprus ranks 87th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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