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Economy of Cyprus vs Eswatini compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a GDP of $36.3B compared to $4.89B for Eswatini, ranking 104/197 and 162/197 by economy size, respectively.

Cyprus has $23.8B in government debt (60.3% of GDP), compared to $1.82B (38.7% of GDP) in Eswatini.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Cyprus
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Eswatini
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Cyprus Eswatini
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 - - $35,076,846 -
1961 - - $43,026,043 -
1962 - - $45,927,962 -
1963 - - $54,129,438 -
1964 - - $64,980,554 -
1965 - - $70,279,972 -
1966 - - $76,859,969 -
1967 - - $74,759,970 -
1968 - - $79,799,968 -
1969 - - $105,419,958 -
1970 - - $112,139,955 $401,852,565
1971 - - $136,462,081 $457,081,710
1972 - - $146,736,479 $481,875,167
1973 - - $221,915,128 $525,333,916
1974 - - $264,320,941 $555,506,401
1975 $489,912,574 $3,097,709,457 $288,299,789 $632,768,698
1976 $576,090,074 $3,725,500,306 $272,550,068 $619,357,559
1977 $734,876,021 $4,335,066,701 $304,060,076 $625,610,549
1978 $964,024,364 $4,672,222,324 $340,630,085 $633,913,207
1979 $1,288,699,776 $5,135,032,548 $412,093,134 $653,608,542
1980 $2,154,311,277 $5,430,463,536 $541,976,853 $734,976,610
1981 $2,087,496,374 $5,567,148,219 $570,774,825 $842,587,777
1982 $2,159,242,417 $5,902,385,684 $537,568,059 $852,467,691
1983 $2,160,364,071 $6,231,867,577 $555,336,146 $862,717,378
1984 $2,278,248,953 $6,777,647,958 $494,483,409 $915,875,910
1985 $2,430,411,900 $7,108,569,382 $360,079,419 $950,609,732
1986 $3,090,734,463 $7,371,867,258 $449,140,318 $1,067,197,054
1987 $3,704,813,886 $7,892,708,170 $584,126,092 $1,223,078,154
1988 $4,278,792,597 $8,575,173,112 $692,026,455 $1,303,432,207
1989 $4,563,482,604 $9,256,678,609 $696,921,542 $1,471,719,695
1990 $5,591,130,218 $9,942,043,048 $1,114,694,041 $1,781,045,749
1991 $5,770,197,348 $10,015,564,575 $1,156,135,718 $1,812,398,860
1992 $6,912,150,456 $10,957,027,547 $1,284,759,928 $1,870,870,590
1993 $6,590,291,048 $11,033,726,793 $1,357,189,552 $1,928,981,970
1994 $7,425,703,929 $11,684,716,530 $1,419,294,254 $1,975,290,870
1995 $9,933,137,128 $12,661,847,364 $1,698,989,464 $2,070,611,521
1996 $10,011,914,680 $12,819,935,780 $1,602,741,834 $2,150,165,529
1997 $9,547,816,420 $13,158,501,395 $1,716,714,070 $2,216,880,978
1998 $10,248,618,778 $13,962,602,013 $1,576,908,856 $2,274,609,434
1999 $10,497,907,228 $14,660,446,536 $1,547,888,496 $2,341,730,319
2000 $9,985,847,314 $15,534,986,806 $1,738,093,840 $2,382,948,839
2001 $10,397,898,907 $16,149,016,881 $1,542,477,309 $2,408,083,352
2002 $11,420,228,846 $16,750,240,728 $1,432,221,739 $2,513,559,784
2003 $14,547,329,558 $17,189,649,730 $2,197,598,466 $2,611,091,276
2004 $17,320,551,250 $18,053,648,327 $2,770,082,792 $2,705,714,981
2005 $18,433,412,511 $18,929,789,646 $3,178,112,499 $2,868,024,775
2006 $20,072,754,987 $19,822,098,963 $3,291,330,019 $3,039,881,607
2007 $23,968,727,074 $20,832,674,396 $3,469,381,231 $3,174,711,772
2008 $27,844,646,258 $21,592,439,785 $3,294,084,314 $3,200,797,233
2009 $26,048,179,949 $21,157,334,410 $3,580,428,053 $3,250,891,273
2010 $25,799,940,078 $21,640,286,747 $4,438,765,086 $3,374,222,126
2011 $27,641,547,910 $21,730,464,390 $4,820,478,680 $3,450,048,645
2012 $25,047,436,975 $20,981,332,378 $4,886,551,484 $3,636,235,032
2013 $23,959,712,861 $19,599,191,826 $4,464,726,181 $3,776,637,841
2014 $23,225,918,260 $19,251,098,679 $4,286,015,248 $3,830,866,489
2015 $19,909,278,417 $19,909,278,417 $3,909,281,650 $3,909,281,650
2016 $21,046,462,281 $21,218,032,913 $3,724,180,911 $4,092,073,634
2017 $22,946,570,629 $22,438,246,417 $4,463,673,661 $4,151,686,675
2018 $25,754,001,368 $23,845,497,750 $4,644,696,656 $4,162,339,322
2019 $26,196,667,100 $25,246,562,823 $4,616,996,145 $4,415,541,767
2020 $25,555,093,854 $24,433,464,399 $4,120,621,325 $4,289,130,011
2021 $30,372,642,502 $27,215,993,570 $4,785,708,166 $4,436,460,293
2022 $30,935,566,077 $29,176,869,929 $4,741,163,885 $4,486,130,489
2023 $33,886,930,712 $29,983,292,283 $4,604,172,127 $4,640,654,280
2024 $36,333,022,329 $31,017,134,702 $4,891,883,720 $4,763,200,252

Economic indicators

Cyprus Eswatini
Gross domestic product
$36.3B
2024
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank
104/197
2024
162/197
2024
GDP growth
7.22%
2023-2024
6.25%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank
45/197
2024
131/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank
34/185
2024
129/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$3,418
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
$234M
2007
Number of billionaires
10
2025
1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
1.4%
2016
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
32.8%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
1.8%
2023-2024
2.6%
2018-2019
Central bank interest rate n/a
7%
2024
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
34.6%
2023
Population
1380052
1267161

GDP per capita in Cyprus vs Eswatini

Cyprus' GDP per capita is $26,749, ranking 45/197, compared to $3,936 in Eswatini, ranking 131/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Cyprus ranks 30th at $61,240, while Eswatini ranks 125th at $11,784.

Cyprus
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Eswatini
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Cyprus Eswatini
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 - - $101.6 -
1961 - - $121.8 -
1962 - - $127.1 -
1963 - - $146.4 -
1964 - - $171.6 -
1965 - - $181 -
1966 - - $192.7 -
1967 - - $182.8 -
1968 - - $190.4 -
1969 - - $245.2 -
1970 - - $254.2 -
1971 - - $301 -
1972 - - $315 -
1973 - - $463 -
1974 - - $536 -
1975 $743 - $568 -
1976 $870 - $521 -
1977 $1,102 - $563 -
1978 $1,434 - $610 -
1979 $1,902 - $714 -
1980 $3,154 - $908 -
1981 $3,030 - $925 -
1982 $3,100 - $843 -
1983 $3,055 - $843 -
1984 $3,167 - $726 -
1985 $3,324 - $510 -
1986 $4,159 - $611 -
1987 $4,908 - $765 -
1988 $5,584 - $865 -
1989 $5,870 - $832 -
1990 $7,092 $13,339 $1,278 $3,218
1991 $7,222 $13,537 $1,273 $3,252
1992 $8,530 $14,750 $1,362 $3,305
1993 $7,978 $14,842 $1,397 $3,388
1994 $8,791 $15,725 $1,461 $3,544
1995 $11,514 $17,085 $1,751 $3,796
1996 $11,373 $17,314 $1,619 $3,935
1997 $10,637 $17,777 $1,705 $4,059
1998 $11,206 $18,759 $1,547 $4,157
1999 $11,273 $19,663 $1,502 $4,294
2000 $10,537 $21,291 $1,669 $4,423
2001 $10,785 $22,869 $1,468 $4,528
2002 $11,636 $23,556 $1,352 $4,762
2003 $14,553 $24,281 $2,060 $5,010
2004 $17,016 $25,946 $2,581 $5,299
2005 $17,790 $27,763 $2,945 $5,761
2006 $19,037 $30,015 $3,035 $6,264
2007 $22,344 $32,889 $3,181 $6,680
2008 $25,522 $34,830 $3,000 $6,818
2009 $23,480 $33,884 $3,240 $6,923
2010 $22,876 $33,506 $3,993 $7,231
2011 $24,110 $33,406 $4,312 $7,504
2012 $21,493 $31,924 $4,348 $7,756
2013 $20,238 $30,452 $3,951 $8,234
2014 $19,326 $30,171 $3,772 $8,368
2015 $16,326 $31,931 $3,421 $8,393
2016 $17,013 $35,878 $3,240 $8,488
2017 $18,295 $38,415 $3,854 $8,586
2018 $20,267 $40,925 $3,973 $8,537
2019 $20,360 $45,116 $3,913 $9,248
2020 $19,624 $43,354 $3,455 $9,298
2021 $23,057 $48,784 $3,966 $9,946
2022 $23,236 $55,946 $3,890 $10,665
2023 $25,195 $57,214 $3,742 $11,322
2024 $26,749 $61,240 $3,936 $11,784

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Cyprus' government spending was $14.5B, accounting for 40.4% of its GDP, while Eswatini's spent $1.59B, or 32.8% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 60.3% in Cyprus and 38.7% in Eswatini, ranking 78/185 and 138/185, respectively.

Cyprus
Government spending

Government debt
Eswatini
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Cyprus Eswatini
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1980 - - 15.3% 27.2%
1981 - - 18.9% 24.3%
1982 - - 18.1% 29.2%
1983 - - 17% 28.7%
1984 - - 17% 29.7%
1985 - - 19% 45.5%
1986 - - 18.8% 44%
1987 - - 16.8% 36.1%
1988 - - 16.6% 27.5%
1989 - - 15.4% 26.8%
1990 - - 18.2% 20.4%
1991 - - 19.7% 20.1%
1992 - - 25.2% 16.6%
1993 - - 23.3% 15.2%
1994 - - 24% 13.4%
1995 30.4% 46.7% 19.9% 12.5%
1996 32.4% 48.8% 22.6% 11.6%
1997 34.2% 53.5% 20.6% 12.6%
1998 34.4% 55% 21.8% 15.5%
1999 34.3% 55.7% 25.8% 16.7%
2000 35% 56% 24.6% 18.2%
2001 35.7% 57.5% 25.7% 21.8%
2002 37.4% 61% 26.4% 17.1%
2003 40.4% 63% 25.6% 17.5%
2004 38.6% 64.7% 31% 15%
2005 39.7% 64% 28.9% 13.5%
2006 39.1% 59% 27.4% 14.6%
2007 37.6% 53.1% 30.3% 16.1%
2008 38.2% 44.1% 33.4% 14.6%
2009 41.9% 52.8% 33.5% 10.5%
2010 41.7% 55.3% 30.7% 14.1%
2011 42.1% 64.8% 25.3% 14.7%
2012 41.9% 79.2% 27% 14.8%
2013 42.1% 102.7% 28.5% 15%
2014 52.1% 113% 32.2% 13.9%
2015 43% 111.6% 34.3% 15.8%
2016 39.6% 106.8% 34.6% 20%
2017 38.4% 96.4% 35.5% 22.2%
2018 44.3% 100.7% 35% 26.9%
2019 40.3% 92.3% 34.1% 31.5%
2020 45.9% 113.6% 34% 39.6%
2021 42.6% 96.5% 29.7% 37.9%
2022 37.9% 81% 30.5% 42.2%
2023 41.9% 73.6% 30.1% 37.9%
2024 39.9% 65.4% 32.4% 37.2%
2025 40.4% 60.3% 32.8% 38.7%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Cyprus' government surplus, the difference between spending and revenue, was $1.64B, equivalent to 4.51% of GDP. This compares to Eswatini's deficit of -$95M, or -1.94% of GDP.

Over the past 30 years, Cyprus recorded a fiscal deficit in 22 of those years, while Eswatini ran a deficit in 21 years. On average, Cyprus posted an annual deficit equal to -2.25% of GDP, compared to deficit of -2.24% of GDP for Eswatini.

Deficit/surplus
Cyprus

Eswatini
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Cyprus Eswatini
1980 - 5.11%
1981 - -3.4%
1982 - 0.08%
1983 - -0.44%
1984 - 0.95%
1985 - -1.13%
1986 - -2.28%
1987 - 2%
1988 - 3.42%
1989 - 5.65%
1990 - 5.45%
1991 - 3.3%
1992 - -2.81%
1993 - -3.2%
1994 - -3.51%
1995 -0.71% 0.87%
1996 -2.96% -0.97%
1997 -4.82% 2.05%
1998 -3.85% 1.04%
1999 -4.05% -1.23%
2000 -2.24% -1.19%
2001 -2.11% -2.25%
2002 -4.13% -3.67%
2003 -5.91% -2.09%
2004 -3.71% -3.98%
2005 -2.22% -1.65%
2006 -1.04% 8.62%
2007 3.23% 2.36%
2008 0.87% 1.58%
2009 -5.43% -2.97%
2010 -4.68% -9.24%
2011 -5.65% -3.9%
2012 -5.55% 3.38%
2013 -5.16% 0.57%
2014 -8.8% -1.15%
2015 -0.77% -6.14%
2016 0.45% -9.09%
2017 2.13% -6.93%
2018 -3.36% -9.66%
2019 1.03% -6.7%
2020 -5.57% -4.62%
2021 -1.64% -4.59%
2022 2.65% -4.74%
2023 2.01% 0.94%
2024 4.51% -1.94%
2025 3.84% -5.51%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 24 years, Cyprus has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 1.79%, compared with 6.84% in Eswatini. In 2019, inflation was 1.8% in Cyprus and 2.6% in Eswatini.

Inflation
Cyprus

Eswatini
Year Inflation
Cyprus Eswatini Cyprus Eswatini
1996 2.98% 6.43%
1997 3.61% 7.13%
1998 2.23% 8.11%
1999 1.63% 6.09%
2000 4.14% 12.2%
2001 1.97% 5.94%
2002 2.8% 12%
2003 4.14% 7.29%
2004 2.29% 3.45%
2005 2.56% 4.77%
2006 2.3% 5.3%
2007 2.37% 8.08%
2008 4.67% 12.7%
2009 0.33% 7.45%
2010 2.43% 4.51%
2011 3.29% 6.11%
2012 2.39% 8.94%
2013 -0.4% 5.62%
2014 -1.35% 5.68%
2015 -2.1% 4.95%
2016 -1.43% 7.85%
2017 0.53% 6.22%
2018 1.44% 4.82%
2019 0.25% 2.6%
2020 -0.64% -
2021 2.45% -
2022 8.4% -
2023 3.54% -
2024 1.8% -

Top exports between countries

Cyprus
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $24K
Textiles & consumer goods $1K
Eswatini
Export category Export value
Raw agricultural goods $25K

Balance of trade

Cyprus Eswatini
Current account balance
-$3.05B
2024
$108M
2023
Current account balance ranking
155/189
2024
65/189
2023
Current account balance, % of GDP
-8.39%
2024
+2.34%
2023
Goods imports
$11.8B
2024
$1.86B
2023
Goods exports
$4.39B
2024
$2.03B
2023
Service imports
$22B
2024
$489M
2023
Service exports
$30.7B
2024
$145M
2023
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
93.1%
2024
51.4%
2023
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
96.7%
2024
48.7%
2023

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Cyprus Eswatini
Economic freedom 73.2 56.4
Economic freedom ranking 24/197 118/197
Property rights 83.7 44.8
Government integrity 57.3 29.9
Judicial effectiveness 89.2 36.8
Tax burden 79.9 76.1
Government spending 51.2 73.9
Fiscal health 85.2 70.6
Business freedom 78.9 49.5
Labor freedom 61.9 55.9
Monetary freedom 76.1 76.1
Trade freedom 79.6 73.6
Investment freedom 75 50
Financial freedom 60 40

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Cyprus is 73.2, ranking 24/197, compared to 56.4 for Eswatini, ranking 118/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Cyprus
Eswatini
Year Economic freedom index
Cyprus Eswatini
1995 - 63.3
1996 67.7 58.6
1997 67.9 59.4
1998 68.2 62
1999 67.8 62.1
2000 67.2 62.6
2001 71 63.6
2002 73 60.9
2003 73.3 59.6
2004 74.1 58.6
2005 71.9 59.4
2006 71.8 61.4
2007 71.7 60.1
2008 71.3 58.4
2009 70.8 59.1
2010 70.9 57.4
2011 73.3 59.1
2012 71.8 57.2
2013 69 57.2
2014 67.6 61.2
2015 67.9 59.9
2016 68.7 59.7
2017 67.9 61.1
2018 67.8 55.9
2019 68.1 54.7
2020 70.1 55.3
2021 71.4 55.1
2022 72.9 51.4
2023 72.3 54.9
2024 72.2 55.6
2025 73.2 56.4

More economic indicators

Cyprus Eswatini
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
34.7%
2023
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
1.18%
2024
6.78%
2023
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$4.45B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$54,660
2024
$10,750
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$479M
2023
Total reserves ranking
124/177
2024
159/177
2023
Net foreign direct investment
-$5.58B
2024
-$50.8M
2023
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
-$18.6B
2024
$75.5M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
-$24.2B
2024
$63.8M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
n/a
3.92%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
13.9%
2021
58.9%
2016
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
18.9%
2024
19.2%
2023

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.