Cyprus - Workers' remittances and compensation of employees

Personal remittances, paid (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, paid (current US$) in Cyprus was $827,371,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $951,993,200 in 2010 and a minimum value of $3,430,350 in 1977.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.

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Year Value
1976 $4,141,335
1977 $3,430,350
1978 $4,551,387
1979 $7,053,303
1980 $9,063,828
1981 $7,355,894
1982 $7,783,151
1983 $6,645,897
1984 $5,608,565
1985 $6,203,552
1986 $6,947,888
1987 $7,275,047
1988 $10,929,460
1989 $9,704,323
1990 $12,006,640
1991 $18,302,060
1992 $23,801,650
1993 $24,527,290
1994 $33,726,740
1995 $47,522,200
1996 $53,612,260
1997 $50,593,760
1998 $52,141,110
1999 $52,491,240
2000 $48,199,810
2001 $79,289,850
2002 $107,041,600
2003 $183,919,800
2004 $213,442,800
2005 $240,674,500
2006 $239,604,700
2007 $304,677,200
2008 $813,997,200
2009 $694,826,300
2010 $951,993,200
2011 $895,418,600
2012 $759,751,800
2013 $742,261,800
2014 $790,206,500
2015 $634,530,400
2016 $689,854,500
2017 $776,522,000
2018 $869,951,100
2019 $840,805,800
2020 $827,371,000

Personal remittances, received (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, received (current US$) in Cyprus was $533,790,700 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $948,622,600 in 2008 and a minimum value of $20,660,800 in 2002.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.

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Year Value
1976 $31,669,030
1977 $50,965,210
1978 $68,538,520
1979 $76,457,800
1980 $94,037,220
1981 $83,050,420
1982 $79,724,700
1983 $78,231,700
1984 $73,591,160
1985 $71,504,100
1986 $57,127,080
1987 $63,812,550
1988 $71,362,930
1989 $68,941,130
1990 $78,588,900
1991 $65,672,110
1992 $81,192,560
1993 $79,412,130
1994 $81,269,260
1995 $48,627,360
1996 $49,323,280
1997 $47,674,890
1998 $48,278,800
1999 $49,728,540
2000 $44,986,490
2001 $77,850,340
2002 $20,660,800
2003 $31,813,790
2004 $77,391,650
2005 $104,817,200
2006 $104,511,100
2007 $142,176,000
2008 $948,622,600
2009 $593,413,200
2010 $861,734,900
2011 $740,510,500
2012 $601,116,900
2013 $430,999,400
2014 $323,088,100
2015 $297,848,200
2016 $391,574,000
2017 $464,457,800
2018 $521,192,000
2019 $535,182,400
2020 $533,790,700

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) in Cyprus was 2.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 7.11 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.18 in 2002.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1976 5.50
1977 6.94
1978 7.11
1979 5.93
1980 4.37
1981 3.98
1982 3.69
1983 3.62
1984 3.23
1985 2.94
1986 1.85
1987 1.72
1988 1.67
1989 1.51
1990 1.41
1991 1.14
1992 1.17
1993 1.20
1994 1.09
1995 0.49
1996 0.49
1997 0.50
1998 0.47
1999 0.47
2000 0.45
2001 0.75
2002 0.18
2003 0.22
2004 0.45
2005 0.57
2006 0.52
2007 0.59
2008 3.41
2009 2.29
2010 3.35
2011 2.69
2012 2.41
2013 1.80
2014 1.40
2015 1.50
2016 1.87
2017 2.03
2018 2.04
2019 2.08
2020 2.17

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments