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General profile: Cyprus

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.908 Millions
0.950 EUR/US$
28 353 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 9 240 km²
8.08 %
5.29 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+11.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
1 465
1 402
3 295
4 342
Merchandise imports
6 316
8 569
7 023
12 015
Merchandise trade balance
-4 851
-7 167
-3 728
-7 672
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %61 %61 %21 %21 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
472331313255245472331313255245
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
(e) 7 177
9 403
10 717
21 215
Services imports
(e) 3 425
5 356
6 603
15 126
Services trade balance
(e) 3 752
4 047
4 114
6 089
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
(e) 25.8
34.8
28.1
17.8
Travel
(e) 38.6
23.1
23.6
13.6
Other services
(e) 35.6
41.8
48.2
68.2
TRADE INDICES
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86839313195941007547414237343837404631343745438688981009898100100100101104106105115110111110111110110109107
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.3 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
18 694
25 775
19 901
28 353
GDP per capita, current US$
25 312
31 077
23 478
31 235
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.85
2.28
3.42
5.29
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.19
-10.86
-0.42
-9.26
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.950
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
59.319.618.286.683.759.319.618.286.683.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-4.5 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
11 090.51
33 429.65
23 945.62
4 913.25
FDI outflows
11 016.95
33 871.86
39 279.95
-1 286.42
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
3.34
1.50
1.83
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
519.8626.8567.6535.5521.2464.5391.6297.8323.1431.0601.1740.5861.7593.44 913-35 744-24 45152 330-4139 43810 92823 94646 45422 26163 50236 62333 4300.00012 24723 23816 72611 0918 5958911 039929838FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -2.61
-8.33
2.61
-0.38
Balance, % of imports
(e) -5.30
-14.21
3.89
-0.41
Normalized balance
(e) -0.027
-0.076
0.019
-0.002
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
184170164152148148139137131121112111109103113999496
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
67%Urban 67%Rural
33%Rural 33%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.517 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
34 180
31 305
33 131
33 421
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
16.99
17.63
17.11
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
349 163
308 639
371 740
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
25.00
9.17
3.56
1.66
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
10.78
4.69
3.88
3.81
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
3.18
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023