Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 16.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Cyprus, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 16.5% for manufactures exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Cyprus peaked at 59.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1970.
Cyprus ranks 124th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.6% | — |
| 1971 | 13.8% | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 15.0% | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 16.0% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 19.6% | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 37.6% | +92.0% |
| 1976 | 36.8% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 42.4% | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 49.7% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 53.6% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 58.8% | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 56.4% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.2% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -26.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 28% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 16.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +92.0% | 19.6% | 37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 12.6% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 51.4% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 50.8% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 44.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 25.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 16.5% | 35.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 25.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 35.55 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Cyprus?
- Manufactures exports in Cyprus was 16.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1970.
- How does Cyprus rank for manufactures exports?
- Cyprus ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.