Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Cyprus, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Cyprus stood at 13.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Cyprus peaked at 71.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
That places Cyprus 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50.0% | — |
| 1977 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 53.6% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 55.6% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 58.8% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 62.1% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 64.9% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 62.8% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 64.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 66.4% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 71.1% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 69.8% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -78.3% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +109.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 50% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +109.0% | 4.4% | 9.1% |
| 2020 | -78.3% | 20.1% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 49.5% | 55.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 58.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 52.1% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 24.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 4.4% | 13.4% | 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)
- Manufactures exports 16.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Cyprus?
- Travel services in Cyprus was 13.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for travel services?
- Cyprus ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.