Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus had one of the European Union’s highest employment rates among people aged 20 to 64 in 2025, reaching 81.3 per cent, according to Eurostat. The figure put Cyprus higher than the EU ...

Cyprus had a working-age population of 61.6 per cent on January 1, 2025, placing the country above the European Union average of 58.3 per cent, according to Eurostat. The figures show that people aged ...

Cyprus’ registered unemployment rose by 9.7 per cent year on year in September, driven mainly by public administration and defence, information and communication, and administrative and support services, according to figures ...

The sharp rise in energy prices pushed industrial producer prices higher across the euro area and European Union in August, with Cyprus also recording an increase, according to a report ...

Cyprus households are earning relatively little on their bank deposits while facing a renewed rise in mortgage borrowing costs, according to new Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) data that puts ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Turnover Index rose by 5 per cent in July 2026, reaching 168.8 units, as stronger turnover in the local market outweighed a sharp fall in exports, according to figures released on ...

Retail sales volumes in Cyprus rose by 7.0 per cent year-on-year in August, pointing to continued strong growth in consumer activity, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) ...

Cyprus’ current account deficit widened to €1.30 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat, contrasting with a substantial surplus recorded by the European Union as a whole. The deficit ...

Cyprus’ annual inflation rate remained at 5.2 per cent in September, according to a flash estimate by Eurostat, leaving the country among the member states with the highest inflation rates as ...

Cyprus recorded 9,152 new enterprises in 2024, while 5,566 businesses closed, according to Eurostat data showing that new business creation outpaced enterprise deaths on the island during the year. The figures gave Cyprus ...

Cyprus’ unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent in August 2026, according to Eurostat data, as the jobless rate across both the European Union and euro area remained broadly stable. The Cyprus ...

Cyprus industrial output prices rose by 4.2 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, according to figures released by the statistical service (Cystat) on Wednesday. The index reached 127.9 units, using 2021 as a base ...

Cyprus’ house prices rose at a faster annual pace in the second quarter of 2026, while also increasing compared with the previous three-month period, preliminary figures from the statistical service (Cystat) ...

The Mall of Cyprus (MC) Plc increased first-half profit by 25.5 per cent in 2026, helped by higher income from commercial space and lower finance costs, while its cash position also strengthened. ...

The statistical service (Cystat) on Tuesday reported that the Industrial Production Index recorded an annual increase of 1.5 per cent in July 2026. The index reached 129.2 units during the month, using 2021 as ...

Cyprus recorded the third-highest share of dangerous goods in road freight transport in the EU in 2025, with such cargo accounting for 7.5 per cent of total tonne-kilometres, according to Eurostat. The ...

Sales of locally produced industrial goods in Cyprus rose by 3.7 per cent to €4.77 billion, with halloumi, bakery products and pharmaceuticals among the largest categories, according to statistical service (Cystat) figures ...

Cyprus continues to command strong investor confidence, with 83 per cent of international investors surveyed by EY rating the island attractive for foreign direct investment, even as energy costs, access to ...

Cyprus had around 4,400 people employed in the sport sector in 2025, including 1,400 aged between 15 and 29 and 3,000 aged between 30 and 64, according to Eurostat data. The figures form part of a wider Eurostat ...

Cyprus recorded one of the EU’s sharpest monthly increases in petrol prices in August, while fuel costs across the bloc continued to climb sharply on an annual basis, according ...

The net loss of Louis plc widened to €18.70 million in the first half of 2026, as the hotel and tourism group attributed weaker financial performance to a decline in tourist traffic ...

Cyprus credit servicers manage €9.3bn in household loans Cyprus’ credit servicers and credit acquiring companies held a €19.28 billion loan portfolio at the end of June 2026, with the sector’s non-performing ...

The non-performing loan ratio of Cyprus’s banking sector remained unchanged at 1.6 per cent at the end of June 2026, according to updated data published by the Central Bank of Cyprus (...

Eight-month tourism decline narrows to 7 per cent as Israel offsets falls across most major markets  Tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 3.3 per cent in August, as Britain, Poland, Germany and ...