Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Cyprus
Cyprus: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 3.31 billion in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Cyprus, 1958–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cyprus is 3.31 billion, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 1,550.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cyprus peaked at 3.31 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.87 million, in 1959.
That places Cyprus 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 16.67 million | — |
| 1959 | 7.87 million | -52.8% |
| 1960 | 11.29 million | +43.5% |
| 1961 | 18.45 million | +63.4% |
| 1962 | 25.65 million | +39.0% |
| 1963 | 17.35 million | -32.4% |
| 1964 | 21.69 million | +25.1% |
| 1965 | 23.86 million | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 31.55 million | +32.2% |
| 1967 | 45.16 million | +43.1% |
| 1968 | 51.71 million | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 65.60 million | +26.9% |
| 1970 | 75.67 million | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 92.43 million | +22.1% |
| 1972 | 94.66 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 86.66 million | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 76.99 million | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 60.13 million | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 77.55 million | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 78.03 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 80.70 million | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 68.66 million | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 70.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 103.42 million | +46.9% |
| 1982 | 153.68 million | +48.6% |
| 1983 | 164.86 million | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 195.14 million | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 161.75 million | -17.1% |
| 1986 | 210.48 million | +30.1% |
| 1987 | 207.90 million | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 229.29 million | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 338.30 million | +47.5% |
| 1990 | 314.00 million | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 291.35 million | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 156.23 million | -46.4% |
| 1993 | 205.49 million | +31.5% |
| 1994 | 291.84 million | +42.0% |
| 1995 | 163.87 million | -43.8% |
| 1996 | 272.13 million | +66.1% |
| 1997 | 200.24 million | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 80.88 million | -59.6% |
| 1999 | 306.68 million | +279.2% |
| 2000 | 392.16 million | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 554.43 million | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 468.46 million | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 821.51 million | +75.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 billion | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 1.80 billion | +58.0% |
| 2006 | 2.99 billion | +65.8% |
| 2007 | 3.31 billion | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.27 million | 7.87 million | 16.67 million | 2 |
| 1960s | 31.23 million | 11.29 million | 65.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.15 million | 60.13 million | 94.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 183.52 million | 70.40 million | 338.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 228.27 million | 80.88 million | 314.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 billion | 392.16 million | 3.31 billion | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Cyprus
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 18,337 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6618 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.4317 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 15.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 216.14 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 729.85 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,557 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cyprus?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cyprus was 3.31 billion in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 million in 1959.
- How does Cyprus rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Cyprus ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2007.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,550.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.