Compensation of employees in Cyprus

Cyprus: Compensation of employees was 3.66 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.66 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
130th
of 156 countries
All-time high
3.66 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
35.59 million current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Compensation of employees in Cyprus, 1972–2024

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Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, compensation of employees in Cyprus stood at 3.66 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Cyprus peaked at 3.66 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.59 million current LCU, in 1972.

Cyprus ranks 130th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60.09 million current LCU 35.59 million current LCU 99.22 million current LCU 8
1980s 238.61 million current LCU 124.11 million current LCU 346.86 million current LCU 10
1990s 741.52 million current LCU 395.06 million current LCU 1.14 billion current LCU 10
2000s 1.84 billion current LCU 1.25 billion current LCU 2.57 billion current LCU 10
2010s 2.39 billion current LCU 2.12 billion current LCU 2.70 billion current LCU 10
2020s 3.12 billion current LCU 2.72 billion current LCU 3.66 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 127 Croatia 4.39 billion current LCU compare
  2. 128 El Salvador 4.01 billion current LCU compare
  3. 129 Georgia 3.91 billion current LCU compare
  4. 131 Latvia 2.86 billion current LCU compare
  5. 132 Estonia 2.61 billion current LCU compare
  6. 133 Kuwait 2.47 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Cyprus?
Compensation of employees in Cyprus was 3.66 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 3.66 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 35.59 million current LCU in 1972.
How does Cyprus rank for compensation of employees?
Cyprus ranks 130th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.