International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Cyprus
Cyprus: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 663.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Cyprus, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Cyprus stood at 663.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.6% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Cyprus peaked at 3.45 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 663.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 96th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.02 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.90 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.85 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.92 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.12 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.20 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.18 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.33 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.55 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 2.64 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.69 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.11 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 3.23 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.48 billion current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 2.14 billion current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 2.60 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 2.60 billion current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.93 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 2.92 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.53 billion current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.87 billion current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 3.27 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 3.45 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.25 billion current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 663.00 million current US$ | -79.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 663.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 billion current US$, 38% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 663.00 million current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 billion current US$, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -79.6% | 3.25 billion current US$ | 663.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 billion current US$ | 1.85 billion current US$ | 2.12 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2.14 billion current US$ | 3.23 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 billion current US$ | 2.14 billion current US$ | 3.45 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 663.00 million current US$ | 663.00 million current US$ | 663.00 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$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Cyprus?
- International tourism, receipts in Cyprus was 663.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Cyprus ranks 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.