ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Cyprus

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Nicosia. Population 1,370,754 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
31,739 42,693 53,647 1995 2025 54,103
GDP growth (%)
−6.2 2.4 11.0 1995 2025 3.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−1.9 3.1 8.2 1995 2025 0.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
76.7 79.2 81.7 1995 2024 81.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 54,103 2025 +10,701 +16,845 34 of 199
GDP growth% 3.8% 2025 +7.0 pp +0.4 pp 84 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.3% 2025 +6.9 pp −0.8 pp 108 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 36,110 2025 +9,330 +10,460 40 of 201
Trade% of GDP 189.5% 2025 +28.8 pp +52.2 pp 11 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 27.1% 2025 +323.1 pp −110.1 pp 7 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.1% 2025 +0.8 pp +2.2 pp 165 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 4.9% 2025 −2.8 pp −10.1 pp 102 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 1,370,754 2025 +68,507 +151,252 155 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.9% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.5 pp 107 of 217
Urban population% of total 66.7% 2025 0.0 pp −0.3 pp 100 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 81.8 2024 +0.4 +0.5 40 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 4.1 2024 +1.6 +1.9 156 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 8.1% 2023 +1.3 pp +1.2 pp 60 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 98.7% 2011 * – +1.9 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.7% 2022 −1.0 pp −1.7 pp 62 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 89.6% 2024 +3.5 pp +20.3 pp 60 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 25 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 31.8 2023 −0.9 −5.2 56 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.0% 2023 −0.1 pp −0.1 pp 81 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 15.6% 2021 +5.3 pp +8.0 pp 119 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 45,355 +1.7 49,305 42,577 5,314 +3.8% 110% 83%
GDP growth 5.2% −0.4 2.2% 2.1% 3.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 3.9% −0.4 1.7% 1.9% 3.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 28,364 +2.4 37,020 26,410 3,191 +3.5% 100% 94%
Trade 164.7% +1.0 100.6% 100.8% 24.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 60.5% −0.2 2.1% 1.9% 212.7 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.4% −0.4 2.3% 3.7% 3.0 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 8.8% −1.2 5.1% 5.6% 3.3 – – –
Population 1,292,248 +1.7 2,930,494 5,827,802 46,746 +1.2% 47% 46%
Population growth 1.2% −1.8 0.4% 0.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 66.8% −0.7 81.3% 69.3% 0.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.3 +1.3 81.3 79.9 0.4 – – –
Infant mortality 2.6 +2.5 3.6 3.4 0.6 – – –
Health spending 7.4% +0.9 8.0% 7.9% 0.9 – – –
Government spending on education 5.9% −2.0 4.5% 4.6% 0.6 – – –
Internet users 83.1% +0.8 93.5% 91.9% 8.3 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 32.9 −0.6 31.8 31.8 2.0 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.1% −1.0 0.4% 0.4% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 10.6% +2.4 11.4% 19.3% 2.1 – – –

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