International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Cyprus
Cyprus: International tourism, expenditures was 880.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Cyprus, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 880.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Cyprus peaked at 1.97 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 473.48 million current US$, in 1995.
Cyprus ranks 70th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 473.48 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 500.43 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 511.00 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 536.00 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 560.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 543.00 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 568.00 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 582.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 700.29 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 906.64 million current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.55 billion current US$ | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 1.97 billion current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 1.74 billion current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.32 billion current US$ | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.25 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.38 billion current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.57 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.60 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 880.00 million current US$ | -44.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 880.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 66% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 880.00 million current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 516.18 million current US$ | 473.48 million current US$ | 560.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 billion current US$ | 543.00 million current US$ | 1.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 billion current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | 1.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 880.00 million current US$ | 880.00 million current US$ | 880.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Cyprus?
- International tourism, expenditures in Cyprus was 880.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.48 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cyprus rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Cyprus ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.