Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Cyprus
Cyprus: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.93 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Cyprus, 1997–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.93 for government bonds, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Cyprus peaked at 7.62 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3675, in 2021.
Cyprus ranks 42nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.93 | — |
| 1998 | 7.22 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 7.34 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.54 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.62 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.7 | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 4.74 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 5.16 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 4.13 | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 4.47 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.79 | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 7 | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 6 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 4.54 | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 3.77 | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 2.62 | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 2.18 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | -50.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8767 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3675 | -58.1% |
| 2022 | 2.96 | +704.8% |
| 2023 | 3.95 | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 3.13 | -20.6% |
| 2025 | 2.93 | -6.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.25, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.93, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +704.8% | 0.3675 | 2.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.16 | 6.93 | 7.34 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.44 | 4.13 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 1.07 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 0.3675 | 3.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More financial sector data for Cyprus
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 84.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 62.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 84.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Cyprus?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Cyprus was 2.93 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 in 2001.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3675 in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Cyprus ranks 42nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.