Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus’ annual inflation rate is estimated to have risen to 5.4 per cent in October, placing it among the European Union’s higher-inflation countries, as price pressures across the euro area ...

Cyprus’ registered unemployment rose by 9.7 per cent year-on-year in October, driven mainly by information and communication, administrative and support services, and professional, scientific and technical activities, according to figures released ...

Cyprus residents continue to receive some of the lowest interest rates on their savings in the eurozone, while businesses and households taking out loans face borrowing costs broadly in line ...

Cyprus recorded a €1.61 billion general government surplus in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of €442.1 million compared with the same period last year, according to preliminary figures released on ...

Cyprus households held €62.57 billion in financial assets at the end of 2025, with more than half of their holdings kept in cash and bank deposits, while outstanding household loans approached €20 billion, ...

Cyprus’ retail trade turnover increased by 10.4 per cent in value and 7.7 per cent in volume in September 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to figures released by ...

Cyprus recorded higher government revenues and expenditure during the first nine months of 2026, while the implementation of development spending accelerated compared with previous years, according to a report published on ...

Middle East conflict threatens Cyprus growth outlook, economics research centre warns Cyprus’ economy is expected to grow by 3.2 per cent in 2026, up from a previous forecast of 2.7 per cent, as ...

Industrial producer prices in Cyprus rose by 6.2 per cent year-on-year in September 2026, driven mainly by higher electricity prices, according to figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday. ...

Cyprus household debt stood at €20 billion, equivalent to 53 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), at the end of June 2026, while debt among non-financial companies reached €41.7 billion, or 111 per cent ...

Cyprus’ unemployment rate remained at 4 per cent in September 2026, unchanged from August and below the 4.2 per cent recorded a year earlier, while youth unemployment stayed at 11.3 per cent, according to ...

Cyprus’ tax-to-GDP ratio rose to 36.3 per cent in 2025 from 36 per cent a year earlier, according to Eurostat, as tax and social contribution revenues increased across most European Union member states. ...

Cyprus’ industrial production fell by 1.3 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, with a decline in manufacturing outweighing increases in mining, water supply and electricity, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Household real income per capita rose by 0.1 per cent in the euro area and the European Union in the second quarter of 2026, while household consumption increased in both, according to ...

Deposits in Cyprus increased by €697.1 million in September 2026, while total loans rose by €857.80 million, with the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) reporting stronger monthly increases in both categories and an ...

Sales of petroleum products in Cyprus increased by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in September 2026, reaching 146,963 tonnes, as higher sales of motor gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas and aviation kerosene outweighed declines in ...

Resales of existing houses in Cyprus more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, with transactions rising by 114.5 per cent compared with the previous quarter, as the secondary residential property ...

Average gross monthly earnings in Cyprus rose by 3 per cent year-on-year to €2,548 in the second quarter of 2026, according to provisional figures from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), although the average ...

Cyprus’ general government recorded a deficit of €142.70 million in the second quarter of 2026, up from €127.90 million in the same period last year, as public spending grew faster than revenue, according ...

Cyprus recorded an income inequality coefficient of 31.2 in 2025, above the European Union average of 29.2, according to figures published by Eurostat on Friday. At the same time, separate earnings figures from ...

Cyprus’ economy grew by 25.8 per cent in real terms between 2019 and 2024, recording one of the strongest expansions in the European Union since before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Eurostat figures ...

Cyprus recorded the largest quarterly decline in government debt relative to GDP in the European Union in the second quarter of 2026, with the ratio falling to 48.5 per cent, according to ...

Cyprus recorded the European Union’s highest government surplus in 2025, at 3.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), as public revenue rose to almost €15.9 billion, according to figures published by ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus rose by 24.6 per cent year-on-year in September, accelerating from 19.1 per cent in August, according to Eurostat figures published on Wednesday, as Finance Minister Makis Keravnos warned ...