Wealth and income percentiles in Cyprus
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Cyprus? Model estimates for 0.8 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Cyprus
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 31,700 | USD 35,500 |
| Top 10% | EUR 182,000 | USD 204,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 314,000 | USD 351,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 1,530,000 | USD 1,710,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 2,990,000 | USD 3,350,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 104,000 | USD 116,000 |
Income thresholds in Cyprus
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 20,400 | USD 22,800 |
| Top 10% | EUR 51,400 | USD 57,600 |
| Top 5% | EUR 72,800 | USD 81,600 |
| Top 1% | EUR 121,000 | USD 136,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 308,000 | USD 345,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 27,100 | USD 30,400 |
Cyprus in a global context
Cyprus has 0.01% of the world’s adults. About 13.6% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 1.4% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 20.1% and 0.58%.
The median adult in Cyprus is in the global top 27.4% by net worth and the global top 17.7% by income. Cyprus is home to about 0.02% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Cyprus are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household net-worth thresholds (p10–p95). Survey coverage is strong, but it is not individual wealth and the extreme tail is modelled. |
| Income | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household thresholds (p10–p95). This is a strong source track, but a household is not personal wage/income and the curve requires interpolation. |
The advanced tool also offers national source tracks for Cyprus based on official statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). They use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Cyprus?
About EUR 1,530,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about EUR 182,000.
What is the median income in Cyprus?
The median adult in Cyprus has a broad pre-tax economic income of about EUR 20,400 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Cyprus are in the global top 1%?
About 1.4% of adults in Cyprus are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.58% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Cyprus is 2/5 for net worth and 2/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.