Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus
Cyprus: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 12.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus is 12.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus peaked at 18.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1968.
That places Cyprus 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.4% | — |
| 1961 | 4.9% | +10.4% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +30.8% |
| 1964 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | -28.7% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +39.6% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -24.9% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +49.7% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +34.4% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -35.9% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +113.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -8.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 12.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 12.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 76% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +113.3% | 8.2% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 4.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 8.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 8.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cyprus was 12.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1968.
- How does Cyprus rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Cyprus ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.