Cyprus by the Numbers

The subjective poverty rate in the European Union fell to 17.4 per cent in 2024, an improvement from the rate of 19.1 per cent recorded in 2023, according to figures released on Thursday by ...

Figures released by Eurostat on Thursday show that labour market slack in the European Union stood at 11.7 per cent of the extended labour force in 2024. This represents 26.7 million people aged 15 ...

Cyprus’s Consumer Price Index remained negative for the fourth consecutive month in September 2025, according to the latest data from the statistical service and the Consumer Protection Service’s Consumer ...

Cyprus recorded one of the strongest budget surpluses in the entire European Union in 2024, coming in second only to Denmark and defying the deficit trend seen across the euro area ...

Government debt, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), increased across the euro area and the wider European Union (EU) at the end of the second quarter of 2025, ...

Cyprus’ general government recorded a fiscal surplus of €1.44 billion in 2024, equivalent to 4.1 per cent of GDP, according to audited data verified under the European Commission’s Excessive Deficit Procedure. According ...

Cyprus recorded a GDP per inhabitant of €37,100 in purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, according to Eurostat data published this week. The figure stood just below the EU average of €38,100 PPS, ...

The Cyprus economy grew by 3.9 per cent in real terms in 2024, according to revised national accounts data released on Monday by the state statistical service (Cystat). At current prices, Gross ...

Construction material prices in Cyprus rose by 1.44 per cent in September 2025, compared with the same month last year, even as costs remained largely stable from August. Specifically, the Cyprus Statistical ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Cyprus remained unchanged in September 2025 compared with September 2024, according to data released on Friday by the state statistical service. On a monthly basis, the ...

Cyprus registered the lowest inflation rate in the European Union in September 2025, with annual consumer prices remaining unchanged at 0.0 per cent, according to the latest figures released by Eurostat on ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) released an updated report on the country’s non-performing loans (NPLs), showing that a further decline in the NPL ratio was recorded in July. ...

The average interest rates for household deposits in Cyprus remained unchanged in August, compared with the previous month, while rates for business deposits decreased, according to the Central Bank of ...

The European Commission’s sweeping proposal to overhaul tobacco and nicotine taxation has triggered strong reactions among EU member states after its presentation at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (...

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 52,530 persons in September 2025, showing a marginal decline of 50 employees, or 0.1 per cent, compared with the same month last year, according to the statistical service (...

Cyprus recorded a trade deficit of €5.15 billion in the period from January to August 2025, compared to €4.15 billion during the same period in 2024, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). Total ...

Cyprus recorded a general government fiscal surplus of €1.39 billion, equal to 4 per cent of GDP, for the period from January to August 2025, according to preliminary figures released on Friday by ...

Total beer deliveries in Cyprus recorded a notable increase in September 2025, rising by 24.1 per cent year-on-year, according to data released this week by the Statistical Service (Cystat).  Total deliveries reached 4.37 ...

The number of bounced cheques recorded in Cyprus reached 23 in September 2025, with a total value of €74,655, according to data published on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This ...

Cyprus recorded a sharp rise in motor vehicle registrations in September 2025, with total registrations climbing by 25.2 per cent to 5,544, compared with 4,428 in September 2024, according to data from the Statistical Service (...

Cyprus’ current account deficit narrowed to €257.3 million in Q2 2025, down from €341.7 million in the same period last year, according to provisional data from the statistics department of the Central Bank ...

The construction sector in Cyprus continued to expand in the second quarter of 2025, with both production and output prices recording robust annual increases, according to new data from the Cyprus ...

The volume of retail trade in Cyprus rose by 9.4 per cent in August 2025, compared with the same month in 2024, marking the strongest increase among all EU member states, according to ...

Cyprus recorded one of the highest proportions of employees working long hours in the European Union during the second quarter of 2025, according to figures from Eurostat. The figures reveal that 16.6 ...