Cyprus — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Cyprus, 1976–2025.
GDP growth for Cyprus was 3.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 50 years, from 1976 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 20.27% in 1976. The lowest was -6.59% in 2013 (about -1.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.37% per year.
Cyprus ranks 85 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Cyprus sits above it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 81% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 10%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 12 of 57 economies; Channel Islands (3.72%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1171% in 1992. That is 26% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 7th of 145 in 1976 → 48th of 152 in 1980 → 27th of 176 in 1990 → 49th of 199 in 2000 → 138th of 209 in 2010 → 91st of 209 in 2020 → 77th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1976 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 3.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 3.62% | -5.1 pp |
| 2022 | 8.74% | -2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +14.6 pp |
| 2020 | -3.22% | -9.1 pp |
| 2019 | 5.88% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 6.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 5.75% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 6.57% | +3.2 pp |
| 2015 | 3.42% | +5.2 pp |
| 2014 | -1.78% | +4.8 pp |
| 2013 | -6.59% | -3.1 pp |
| 2012 | -3.45% | -3.9 pp |
| 2011 | 0.42% | -1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 2.28% | +4.3 pp |
| 2009 | -2.02% | -5.7 pp |
| 2008 | 3.65% | -1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 4.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.03% | +2.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.62% | -1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.95% | -2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 5.97% | +1.0 pp |
| 1999 | 5% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 6.11% | +3.5 pp |
| 1997 | 2.64% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 1.25% | -7.1 pp |
| 1995 | 8.36% | +2.5 pp |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +5.2 pp |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -8.7 pp |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +8.7 pp |
| 1991 | 0.74% | -6.7 pp |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 7.95% | -0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 8.65% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | 7.07% | +3.4 pp |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -1.2 pp |
| 1985 | 4.88% | -3.9 pp |
| 1984 | 8.76% | +3.2 pp |
| 1983 | 5.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 6.02% | +3.5 pp |
| 1981 | 2.52% | -3.2 pp |
| 1980 | 5.75% | -4.2 pp |
| 1979 | 9.91% | +2.1 pp |
| 1978 | 7.78% | -8.6 pp |
| 1977 | 16.36% | -3.9 pp |
| 1976 | 20.27% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cyprus’s GDP growth in 1977?
16.36% (1977). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cyprus’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1976 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -81.4% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.77%; 2024: 3.94%; 2023: 3.62%; 2022: 8.74%; 2021: 11.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.