Expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports fell 47.9% to 4.25% in Cyprus in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Cyprus reached an all time high of 13.3% in 2007 and an all time low of 4.25% in 2020. When compared to Cyprus's main peers, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Egypt amounted to 3.56%, 2.09% in Greece, 2.27% in Israel and 0.712% in Turkey in 2020.
Cyprus has been ranked 32nd within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Albania | % | 27.1% | 25.9% | 24.6% | 24.1% | 25.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 3.92% | 4.19% | 5.12% | 5.49% | 5.36% | ||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | % | 8.92% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 8.06% | 8.35% | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | % | 4.71% | 5.35% | 6.37% | 3.44% | 3.80% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 4.88% | 5.54% | 5.50% | 4.61% | 4.56% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.91% | 13.6% | 17.3% | 16.7% | 13.8% | |||||||||||
Israel | % | 6.87% | 8.84% | 9.09% | 9.18% | 9.15% | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | % | 5.01% | 5.56% | 6.26% | 6.49% | 6.52% | ||||||||||||||||
Lebanon | % | ... | ... | 15.6% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||
Libya | % | 3.50% | 5.06% | 7.04% | 13.3% | 10.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 2.52% | 2.89% | 2.89% | 2.98% | 3.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | 9.71% | 8.24% | 8.92% | 9.44% | 8.56% | ||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | 4.31% | 1.92% | 2.28% | 0.295% | 0.158% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Turkey | % | 1.99% | 2.46% | 2.61% | 2.30% | 2.45% |