Tourism revenue in Cyprus rose by 4.6% in July 2026, reaching pound 536.5 million, compared with pound 513 million in the same month of 2025, according to the results of the Passenger Survey released on Friday by the Statistical Service.
For the January-July 2026 period, tourism revenue stood at pound 1.7578 billion, compared with pound 1.8911 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, recording a decrease of 7%.
Tourists’ average expenditure per person in July amounted to pound 920.66, compared with pound 870.78 in July 2025, an increase of 5.7%, marking the highest July figure in a decade. Average daily expenditure rose to pound 107.05 from pound 96.75, while the average length of stay fell to 8.6 days from 9 days.
Tourists from the United Kingdom, Cyprus’ largest tourist market, accounting for 31.9% of total arrivals, spent an average of pound 1,137.69 per person in July, or pound 110.46 per day, during an average stay of 10.3 days.
Israeli tourists, the second largest market, accounting for 20.5% of arrivals, recorded average expenditure of pound 743.49 per person and pound 158.19 per day, with an average stay of 4.7 days.
Among other major markets, Polish tourists, who accounted for 6.3% of arrivals, spent pound 664.37 per person and pound 92.27 per day, with an average stay of 7.2 days.
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Israeli tourists recorded the highest average daily expenditure in July 2026, at pound 158.19 per person. They were followed by tourists from Norway, at pound 138.66, Denmark at pound 136.21, Switzerland at pound 128.64 and Belgium at pound 125.51. Tourists from the United Kingdom, Cyprus’ largest market in terms of arrivals, recorded average daily expenditure of pound 110.46.
Tourists from Greece recorded the lowest average daily expenditure, at pound 55.95 per person. They were followed by tourists from the United States, at pound 83.43, the Netherlands at pound 89.56, Poland at pound 92.27, France at pound 92.75 and Germany at pound 94.87.