Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Cyprus
Cyprus: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 2.73 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Cyprus, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.73 billion current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Cyprus peaked at 2.73 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 473.48 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Cyprus 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 473.48 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 500.43 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 511.00 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 536.00 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 560.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 543.00 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 568.00 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 582.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 700.29 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 906.64 million current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.55 billion current US$ | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 1.97 billion current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 1.74 billion current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.32 billion current US$ | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.25 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.38 billion current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.57 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 752.44 million current US$ | -54.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +43.7% |
| 2022 | 1.80 billion current US$ | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 2.52 billion current US$ | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 2.73 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.73 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 61% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.73 billion current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 billion current US$, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 516.18 million current US$ | 473.48 million current US$ | 560.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 billion current US$ | 543.00 million current US$ | 1.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 billion current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 billion current US$ | 752.44 million current US$ | 2.73 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Cyprus?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Cyprus was 2.73 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.48 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cyprus rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Cyprus ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.