Foreign direct investment inflows in Cyprus
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Cyprus were 27.1% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Cyprus, 2025
27.1%
Change from 2024
+160.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
6th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Cyprus over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.1% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | -133.8% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | -63.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | -296.0% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 431.8% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 307.1% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 184.1% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 137.2% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 233.2% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 108.1% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 289.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 151.7% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 125.3% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 252.7% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +160.9 percentage points from -133.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 137.2%, the figure has changed by −110.1 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.
More for Cyprus
All statistics for Cyprus
Trade as a share of GDP
189.5%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
99.3%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
92.3%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
-12.7%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
97.6%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
91.9%
2025 · World Bank