International tourism, receipts for travel items in Cyprus
Cyprus: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 663.00 million current US$ in 2020. β² Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Cyprus, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Cyprus stood at 663.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.6% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Cyprus peaked at 3.45 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 663.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 82nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 billion current US$ | 1.66 billion current US$ | 1.91 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.26 billion current US$ | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2.78 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
- 79 Sudan 689.00 million current US$ compare
- 80 Sri Lanka 682.00 million current US$ compare
- 81 Bahrain, Kingdom of 673.00 million current US$ compare
- 83 Iceland 652.00 million current US$ compare
- 84 French Polynesia 642.00 million current US$ compare
- 85 El Salvador 636.00 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Cyprus?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Cyprus was 663.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Cyprus ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.