Filenews 31 July 2023
At €311 million. tourism revenues reached in May , compared to €221 million. in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 40.7%.
Based on the results of the Traveller Survey, for the period January – May, tourism revenues are estimated at €728.6 million. compared to €543 mn. in the corresponding period of 2022, recording an increase of 34,2%.
The per capita expenditure of tourists in May amounts to €740,36 compared to €701,44 in May 2022, recording an increase of 5,5%.
British tourists (the largest tourism market with 36.6% of total tourists in May 2023) spent an average of €89.83 per day, while Israeli tourists (the second largest tourist market in that month with 8.9% of the total) spent an average of €136.11.
Tourists from Poland (third largest market with 7.3%) spent €79.46 per day.
Detailed statistics on the
average expenditure of tourists per person and per day by country of usual
residence are presented in the following table.
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Country of Usual Residence |
May 2022 |
May 2023 |
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Arrivals |
Average Length of Stay |
Expenditure (€) |
Arrivals |
Average Length of Stay |
Expenditure (€) |
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Per Person |
Per Day |
Per Person |
Per Day |
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TOTAL |
315.018 |
8,8 |
701,44 |
79,71 |
420.076 |
8,5 |
740,36 |
87,10 |
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Austria |
6.753 |
7,7 |
787,88 |
102,32 |
9.078 |
6,5 |
799,95 |
123,07 |
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Belgium |
2.014 |
8,1 |
804,26 |
99,29 |
3.047 |
9,1 |
1.016,94 |
111,75 |
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France |
5.348 |
10,2 |
761,46 |
74,65 |
10.027 |
6,7 |
647,35 |
96,62 |
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Germany |
20.592 |
8,7 |
851,25 |
97,84 |
25.916 |
9,1 |
955,32 |
104,98 |
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Denmark |
9.628 |
7,8 |
637,39 |
81,72 |
7.557 |
7,5 |
703,49 |
93,80 |
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Switzerland (incl. Liechten.) |
5.047 |
8,6 |
1.017,26 |
118,29 |
7.783 |
6,8 |
729,37 |
107,26 |
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Greece |
13.905 |
9,4 |
383,57 |
40,81 |
15.190 |
8,8 |
367,62 |
41,78 |
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United States |
3.364 |
5,1 |
556,20 |
109,06 |
5.437 |
9,8 |
1.175,71 |
119,97 |
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United Kingdom |
126.324 |
9,4 |
721,07 |
76,71 |
153.797 |
9,4 |
844,39 |
89,83 |
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Israel |
21.749 |
4,0 |
644,09 |
161,02 |
37.442 |
4,1 |
558,07 |
136,11 |
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Italy |
6.197 |
11,5 |
641,41 |
55,77 |
3.793 |
8,4 |
657,67 |
78,29 |
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Lebanon |
2.607 |
6,0 |
1.030,83 |
171,81 |
3.425 |
4,7 |
911,29 |
193,89 |
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Norway |
4.452 |
17,2 |
923,36 |
53,68 |
6.862 |
9,0 |
795,67 |
88,41 |
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Netherlands |
3.827 |
7,8 |
859,01 |
110,13 |
5.357 |
7,4 |
891,94 |
120,53 |
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Poland |
23.197 |
7,1 |
534,14 |
75,23 |
30.835 |
6,4 |
508,53 |
79,46 |
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Sweden |
15.943 |
7,8 |
555,65 |
71,24 |
21.837 |
10,2 |
737,77 |
72,33 |
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Finland |
4.436 |
7,8 |
703,76 |
90,23 |
4.794 |
7,1 |
680,84 |
95,89 |
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Other Countries |
39.635 |
10,1 |
677,55 |
67,08 |
67.899 |
7,7 |
645,25 |
83,80 |
Methodological notes:
Definitions
Tourists –
Visitors who stay for at least one night in Cyprus.
Tourist arrivals – The term refers to the number of trips and not to the number of
persons. This differs in the sense that one person can take more than one trips
during the reference period.
Revenue from Tourism – It refers to the revenue from tourists during their visit in
Cyprus.
Source of Data and Coverage
The data on the expenditure of
tourists is obtained from the Passengers Survey which is carried out at the
points of departure in Larnaka and Pafos airports. The data is collected
through personal interviews with the use of electronic questionnaire (CAPI
method – Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing).
The data covers all persons in
the Government controlled area of Cyprus. It does not include travelers who
arrive and depart illegally via ports and airports in the occupied part of
Cyprus.
For more information, visit
the CYSTAT Portal -> subtheme Tourism, CYSTAT-DB (Online Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Methodological Information, or contact Ms Lucy Panayidou at
telephone 22602152 or at e-mail address lpanagidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy.
