Cyprus: Financial openness

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 Cyprus

Financial openness index

 Latest value 2.299
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average -0.072
 Min - Max -1.242 - 2.299
 Source Chinn-Ito Index
The latest value from 2021 is 2.299 index points, unchanged from 2.299 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.322 index points, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Cyprus from 1970 to 2021 is -0.072 index points. The minimum value, -1.242 index points, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 2.299 index points was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Cyprus - Financial openness  - Recent values chart

Historical series
Cyprus - Financial openness  - historical chart - 1970-2021




Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 86.05 2021 percent
 Trade openness 192.79 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 97.02 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 32.88 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -1.24 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 90.27 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 32.45 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP -27.75 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars -8.94 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -1,002.07 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -12.10 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -3.89 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -0.92 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.28 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 1.79 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.86 2023 percent
 Remittances 600.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 781.75 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 2.14 3/2025 billion
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