Wealth share richest in Cyprus
Cyprus: Wealth share richest was 33.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share richest in Cyprus, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share richest in Cyprus is 33.27, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Cyprus peaked at 33.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.55, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share richest in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.15 | — |
| 1981 | 13.14 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 13.14 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.13 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.12 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 13.13 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.14 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.14 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.14 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.16 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.14 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.12 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 13.09 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 13.08 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.08 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.08 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.95 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.82 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.34 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 12.97 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 12.81 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 12.95 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.17 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 13.04 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.56 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.55 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.65 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.12 | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 18.94 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 18.78 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.5 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 19.26 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 20.16 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 20.99 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 22.51 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 28.64 | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 32.07 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 33.36 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 33.46 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.15 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.03 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.82 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.48 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.22 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 33.27 | +0.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 33.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 1.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 33.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.14, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share richest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +51.1% | 12.65 | 19.12 |
| 2015 | +27.2% | 22.51 | 28.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.14 | 13.12 | 13.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.07 | 12.82 | 13.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.66 | 12.55 | 19.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.31 | 19.26 | 33.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.16 | 32.82 | 33.48 | 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 wealth share richest in Cyprus?
- Wealth share richest in Cyprus was 33.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 33.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.55 in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for wealth share richest?
- Cyprus ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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