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Cyprus

CY

Nicosia · pop. 1M · Greek, Turkish · euro

Trajectories

economic complexity

#51

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · 0.48

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
19950.44
19960.43−0.01 pts
19970.51+0.08 pts
19980.49−0.02 pts
19990.45−0.04 pts
20000.450 pts
20010.39−0.06 pts
20020.390 pts
2003low0.30−0.08 pts
20040.55+0.25 pts
20050.58+0.03 pts
20060.65+0.07 pts
2007high0.80+0.16 pts
20080.80−0.01 pts
20090.69−0.11 pts
20100.73+0.04 pts
20110.71−0.01 pts
20120.64−0.07 pts
20130.57−0.08 pts
20140.59+0.03 pts
20150.600 pts
20160.61+0.02 pts
20170.58−0.03 pts
20180.49−0.09 pts
20190.60+0.10 pts
20200.50−0.09 pts
20210.47−0.03 pts
20220.34−0.14 pts
20230.42+0.09 pts
2024latest0.48+0.05 pts

economic momentum

$38.7K

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $38.7K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$9,642
1991$9,696+0.6%
1992$11.3K+16.6%
1993$10.5K−6.9%
1994$11.6K+10.4%
1995$15.3K+31.4%
1996$15.1K−0.8%
1997$14.2K−6.0%
1998$15.1K+6.0%
1999$15.3K+1.3%
2000$14.4K−5.9%
2001$14.8K+3.0%
2002$16.1K+8.6%
2003$20.3K+25.8%
2004$23.8K+17.5%
2005$25.0K+4.9%
2006$26.7K+7.1%
2007$31.2K+16.9%
2008$35.4K+13.3%
2009$32.2K−8.9%
2010$31.1K−3.5%
2011$32.5K+4.4%
2012$29.0K−10.8%
2013$27.8K−4.2%
2014$27.0K−2.8%
2015$23.1K−14.5%
2016$24.3K+5.2%
2017$26.2K+8.1%
2018$29.1K+10.9%
2019$29.2K+0.4%
2020$28.1K−3.8%
2021$32.9K+17.1%
2022$33.2K+0.9%
2023$36.6K+10.2%
2024latest$38.7K+5.6%

prices

1.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 1.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
19904.5%
19915.0%+0.53 pts
19926.5%+1.47 pts
19934.9%−1.66 pts
19944.7%−0.16 pts
19952.6%−2.08 pts
19963.0%+0.36 pts
19973.6%+0.63 pts
19982.2%−1.38 pts
19991.6%−0.60 pts
20004.1%+2.51 pts
20012.0%−2.17 pts
20022.8%+0.83 pts
20034.1%+1.34 pts
20042.3%−1.85 pts
20052.6%+0.27 pts
20062.3%−0.26 pts
20072.4%+0.07 pts
20084.7%+2.30 pts
20090.3%−4.34 pts
20102.4%+2.10 pts
20113.3%+0.86 pts
20122.4%−0.90 pts
2013−0.4%−2.79 pts
2014−1.4%−0.96 pts
2015low−2.1%−0.74 pts
2016−1.4%+0.67 pts
20170.5%+1.96 pts
20181.4%+0.90 pts
20190.3%−1.19 pts
2020−0.6%−0.89 pts
20212.4%+3.08 pts
2022high8.4%+5.95 pts
20233.5%−4.85 pts
2024latest1.8%−1.74 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19603.4
1961high3.6+6.7%
19623.5−3.0%
19633.5−0.5%
19643.4−2.4%
19653.5+1.8%
19663.4−2.2%
19673.3−2.1%
19683.3−1.7%
19693.2−2.4%
19703.1−3.9%
19713.0−0.9%
19723.0−1.6%
19732.4−19.6%
19742.3−5.1%
19752.1−7.6%
19762.3+10.4%
19772.1−10.2%
19782.1−0.5%
19792.1+2.7%
19802.3+7.6%
19812.2−6.3%
19822.5+15.5%
19832.5+0.2%
19842.5+0.8%
19852.4−3.2%
19862.5+0.8%
19872.4−2.6%
19882.5+3.4%
19892.4−4.1%
19902.4+1.4%
19912.3−2.6%
19922.5+5.1%
19932.2−8.6%
19942.2−3.7%
19952.0−6.1%
19962.0−3.9%
19971.9−4.8%
19981.8−5.3%
19991.7−5.1%
20001.6−2.0%
20011.6−4.4%
20021.5−4.4%
20031.5+0.5%
20041.5+0.5%
20051.5−2.2%
20061.5+2.0%
20071.4−4.0%
20081.5+2.1%
20091.5−0.3%
20101.4−2.8%
20111.4−5.2%
20121.4+1.6%
2013low1.3−5.6%
20141.3+0.6%
20151.3+0.8%
20161.4+2.6%
20171.3−2.5%
20181.3−0.3%
20191.3+0.8%
20201.4+2.3%
20211.4+2.3%
20221.4+0.1%
20231.4−0.3%
2024latest1.4−0.6%

Metrics

  1. population
    1M
    153 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $35B
    102 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $36,624
    27 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $559M
    91 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.7%
    65 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    9K km²
    170 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    111 /km²
    55 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    81.6 yr
    26 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    91%
    38 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    5.4 t
    41 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    67%
    73 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.4
    133 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    15%
    29 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.8%
    84 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.7%
    47 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    1,686
    43 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    1.9K
    72 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    18%
    28 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    31.8
    41 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    13%
    84 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.66
    33 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    56
    39 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    19.9
    24 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.913
    27 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    46K
    66 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    10
    146 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data