Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Cyprus
Cyprus: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was -1,833 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Cyprus, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$ in Cyprus is -1,833 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.0% on the previous year and down 107.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Cyprus peaked at 60,908 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, -32,965 million USD, in 2020.
That places Cyprus 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.58 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 14.64 million USD | +219.4% |
| 1992 | 14.68 million USD | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.26 million USD | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 6.09 million USD | -50.3% |
| 1995 | 15.69 million USD | +157.5% |
| 1996 | 35.17 million USD | +124.1% |
| 1997 | 28.01 million USD | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 70.72 million USD | +152.5% |
| 1999 | 180.48 million USD | +155.2% |
| 2000 | 168.61 million USD | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 245.44 million USD | +45.6% |
| 2002 | 508.76 million USD | +107.3% |
| 2003 | 571.95 million USD | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 689.59 million USD | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 550.18 million USD | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 887.16 million USD | +61.2% |
| 2007 | 1,240 million USD | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 2,717 million USD | +119.1% |
| 2009 | 382.82 million USD | -85.9% |
| 2010 | 678.88 million USD | +77.3% |
| 2011 | 2,201 million USD | +224.1% |
| 2012 | -281.38 million USD | -112.8% |
| 2013 | 26,182 million USD | -9404.8% |
| 2014 | 60,908 million USD | +132.6% |
| 2015 | 39,280 million USD | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 8,689 million USD | -77.9% |
| 2017 | 8,932 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2018 | -6,940 million USD | -177.7% |
| 2019 | 51,416 million USD | -840.8% |
| 2020 | -32,965 million USD | -164.1% |
| 2021 | -2,862 million USD | -91.3% |
| 2022 | -9,647 million USD | +237.0% |
| 2023 | -1,833 million USD | -81.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's -1,833 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD. (59 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's -1,833 million USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 755.46 million USD. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +9404.8% | -281.38 million USD | 26,182 million USD |
| 2019 | +840.8% | -6,940 million USD | 51,416 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.23 million USD | 4.58 million USD | 180.48 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 796.23 million USD | 168.61 million USD | 2,717 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,106 million USD | -6,940 million USD | 60,908 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -11,827 million USD | -32,965 million USD | -1,833 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 161 Namibia -309.72 million USD compare
- 162 New Zealand -807.52 million USD compare
- 163 Uruguay -812.19 million USD compare
- 165 South Africa -2,811 million USD compare
- 166 Ireland -6,595 million USD compare
- 167 Luxembourg -23,679 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 122.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Cyprus?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Cyprus was -1,833 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 60,908 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -32,965 million USD in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Cyprus ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.