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General profile: Cyprus

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
1.345 Millions
..
32 628 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 9 240 km²
3.94 %
3.77 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+14.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
1 465
1 402
3 295
4 995
Merchandise imports
6 316
8 569
7 023
13 886
Merchandise trade balance
-4 851
-7 167
-3 728
-8 891
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %51 %51 %34 %34 %12 %12 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
775481403305294775481403305294
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
7 177
9 403
10 717
24 099
Services imports
3 425
5 356
6 603
16 701
Services trade balance
3 752
4 047
4 114
7 397
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
(e) 25.8
34.8
28.1
18.8
Travel
(e) 38.6
23.1
23.6
14.8
Other services
(e) 35.6
(e) 41.8
48.2
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TRADE INDICES
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908989839313195941007547414237343837408385848696989810110091908994102106104108109
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
18 967
25 775
19 901
32 628
GDP per capita, current US$
..
..
..
..
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.85
2.28
3.42
3.77
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.12
-10.86
-0.42
-11.91
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
59.818.521.495.094.759.818.521.495.094.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-5.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
11 090.51
33 429.65
23 945.62
3 446.97
FDI outflows
11 016.95
33 871.86
39 279.95
-1 833.18
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
3.34
1.50
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
519.8626.8567.6535.5521.2464.5391.6297.8323.1431.0601.1740.5861.7593.43 4475 7327 388-24 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-2.57
-8.33
2.61
-0.91
Balance, % of imports
-5.30
-14.21
3.89
-1.02
Normalized balance
-0.027
-0.076
0.019
-0.005
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
177190175163152148148139137131121112111109103113989395
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 67%Urban 67%Rural 33%Rural 33%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.387 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
34 180
31 305
33 131
31 582
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
349 163
308 639
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
25.00
9.17
3.56
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
10.78
4.69
3.88
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
3.18
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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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: 11 October 2024