Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) rose 24.4% to USD 1,142 mil in Cyprus in 2023

Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) (USD mil), 2023
Economy | Cyprus | September 1, 2025
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Workers' remittances paid rose 24.4% to USD 1,142 mil in Cyprus in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, workers' remittances paid in Cyprus reached an all time high of USD 1,142 mil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 3.43 mil in 1977. When compared to Cyprus's main peers, workers' remittances paid in Egypt amounted to USD 359 mil, USD 2,983 mil in Greece, USD 2,728 mil in Israel and USD 994 mil in Turkey in 2023.

Cyprus has been ranked 44th within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances paid, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Albania USD mil 115 120 125 140 149
Bulgaria USD mil 195 205 189 157 188
Cyprus USD mil 870 841 864 966 918 ...
Egypt USD mil 515 472 445 442 395 ...
Greece USD mil 2,287 2,666 2,725 2,938 2,937
Iran USD mil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Iraq USD mil ... 500 664 581 852 633 ...
Israel USD mil 5,902 5,910 2,196 2,941 3,601
Jordan USD mil 637 575 393 532 522 ...
Lebanon USD mil 5,007 4,335 2,758 1,929 1,737 ...
Libya USD mil 744 1,082 924 900 2,519 ...
Macedonia USD mil 24.9 22.0 27.3 26.0 22.4
Saudi Arabia USD mil 33,882 31,197 34,596 40,728 39,349
Sudan USD mil 209 139 200 176 247 ... ...
Syria USD mil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Turkey USD mil ... 627 678 521 631 731