Starting a business - Score in Cyprus
Cyprus: Starting a business - Score was 92.04 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Cyprus, 2008–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Cyprus is 92.04, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Cyprus peaked at 92.04 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 89 | — |
| 2009 | 89.3 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.19 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.13 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.22 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.19 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.14 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.19 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.21 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 91.19 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.24 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.04 | +0.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 92.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 92.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.15 | 89 | 89.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.07 | 89.13 | 92.04 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,513 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Cyprus?
- Starting a business - score in Cyprus was 92.04 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 92.04 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for starting a business - score?
- Cyprus ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.