Global InformationEconomy of Cyprus information
 Nicosia, the island's financial hub | |
| Currency | Euro (EUR, €) |
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Fiscal year | Calendar year |
Trade organisations | EU, WTO |
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| Statistics | |
| Population |  0.921 million (2024 est.)[4] |
| GDP |
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GDP growth |
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GDP per capita |
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GDP by sector |
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Inflation (CPI) |
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Population below poverty line |  16.7% at risk of poverty or social exclusion (2022)[10] |
Gini coefficient |  29.4 low (2022)[11] |
Human Development Index |
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Labour force |
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Labour force by occupation |
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| Unemployment |
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Average gross salary | €2,402 per month (Q4 2023 est.)[17] |
Average net salary | €17,582 (2018; annual, equivalised)[18] |
Main industries | tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone and clay products[8] |
| External | |
| Exports | $5.16 billion (2021)[19] |
Export goods | citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing[8] |
Main export partners |
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| Imports | $14.8 billion (2021)[19] |
Import goods | consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, machinery, transport equipment[8] |
Main import partners |
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Current account |  −$1.458 billion (2017 est.)[8] |
Gross external debt | $95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Public finances | |
Government debt | €23.181 billion ( 79.4% of GDP, Q3 2023 est.)[20] |
Budget balance | €876.3 million ( 2.9% of GDP, 2023 est.)[21] |
| Revenues | 41.2% of GDP (2022 est.)[22] |
| Expenses | 38.8% of GDP (2022 est.)[22] |
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Credit rating |
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Foreign reserves | $888.2 million (31 December 2017 est.)[8] |
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. | |
The economy of Cyprus is a high-income economy as classified by the World Bank,[3] and was included by the International Monetary Fund in its list of advanced economies in 2001.[1][2] Cyprus adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2008, replacing the Cypriot pound at an irrevocable fixed exchange rate of CYP 0.585274 per €1.[30]
The 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis, part of the wider European debt crisis, has dominated the country's economic affairs in recent times. In March 2013, the Cypriot government reached an agreement with its eurozone partners to split the country's second biggest bank, the Cyprus Popular Bank (also known as Laiki Bank), into a "bad" bank which would be wound down over time and a "good" bank which would be absorbed by the larger Bank of Cyprus. In return for a €10 billion bailout from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the Cypriot government would be required to impose a significant haircut on uninsured deposits.[31] Insured deposits of €100,000 or less would not be affected.[32][33][34] After a three-and-a-half-year recession, Cyprus returned to growth in the first quarter of 2015.[35] Cyprus successfully concluded its three-year financial assistance programme at the end of March 2016, having borrowed a total of €6.3 billion from the European Stability Mechanism and €1 billion from the IMF.[36][37] The remaining €2.7 billion of the ESM bailout was never dispensed, due to the Cypriot government's better than expected finances over the course of the programme.[36][37]
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- ^ a b "World Economic Outlook Database - Changes to the Database". Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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- ^ "GDP stable and employment up by 0.3% in the euro area". Luxembourg: Eurostat. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "ANNUAL NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: FIRST ESTIMATE FOR YEAR 2023". Nicosia: Statistical Service of Cyprus. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cyprus". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 February 2020. (Archived 2020 edition.)
- ^ "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI): MARCH 2024". Nicosia: Statistical Service of Cyprus. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Risk of Poverty 2022". Nicosia: Statistical Service of Cyprus. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income - EU-SILC survey". Luxembourg: Eurostat. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Country Insights". New York: Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index". New York: Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Labor force, total - Cyprus". Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Employment rate by age". Luxembourg: Eurostat. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Euro area unemployment at 6.5%". Luxembourg: Eurostat. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS OF EMPLOYEES: 4th QUARTER 2023". Nicosia: Statistical Service of Cyprus. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Mean and median income by age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys". Luxembourg: Eurostat. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Cyprus (CYP) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners". The Observatory of Economic Complexity. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Government debt down to 89.9% of GDP in euro area" (PDF). Luxembourg: Eurostat. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "FISCAL ACCOUNTS OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT: JAN-DEC 2023". Nicosia: Statistical Service of Cyprus. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Provision of deficit and debt data for 2022 - second notification" (PDF). Luxembourg: Eurostat. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "DBRS Morningstar Confirms the Republic of Cyprus at BBB, Stable Trend". Frankfurt: DBRS Morningstar. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Fitch Upgrades Cyprus to 'BBB'; Outlook Stable". Frankfurt: Fitch Ratings. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Moody's affirms Cyprus' Ba1 ratings, changes outlook to positive from stable". Frankfurt: Moody's Investors Service. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Rating: Cyprus Credit Rating 2023". countryeconomy.com. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Scope upgrades the Republic of Cyprus's credit ratings to BBB+; Outlook Stable". Berlin: Scope Ratings. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Our money". Frankfurt: European Central Bank. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Higgins, Andrew (31 March 2013). "As Banks in Cyprus Falter, Other Tax Havens Step In". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus". Eurogroup. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Jan Strupczewski; Annika Breidthardt (25 March 2013). "Last-minute Cyprus deal to close bank, force losses". Reuters. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Eurogroup signs off on bailout agreement reached by Cyprus and troika". Ekathimerini. Greece. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Cyprus growth welcome but fragile – finmin". Cyprus Weekly. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Cyprus successfully exits ESM programme". Luxembourg: European Stability Mechanism. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Επισήμως εκτός μνημονίου η Κύπρος". Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.