Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus continues to outperform the European Union average in youth employment, with Eurostat figures for 2025 highlighting the island’s resilience amid a broader shift toward self-employment across the bloc. The ...

The Cyprus economy continued to grow robustly in 2025, with updated data from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) confirming continued expansion both annually and in the final quarter of the year. ...

Cyprus’ economy showed mixed but generally positive developments in early 2026, with gains in construction, tourism, and vehicle registrations offset by declines in trade, according to a report from the state ...

Cyprus recorded an employment rate of 81.3 per cent in 2025, placing it well above the EU average of 76.1 per cent, according to a report from Eurostat released on Friday. The figures ...

Hybrid cars made up more than half of Cyprus’ passenger saloon car market in the first quarter of 2026, tightening their lead as petrol cars continued to lose ground, while electric ...

Cyprus recorded one of the lowest inflation rates in the European Union in March, with the country’s annual harmonised inflation standing at 1.5 per cent, according to figures released on ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Cyprus is expected to maintain a fiscal surplus of 2.64 per cent of GDP in 2026, while continuing a steady decline in public debt ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has reported that the average interest rate for new housing loans in Cyprus stood at 3.04 per cent in February, below the eurozone average of 3.41 ...

Cyprus’ industrial production declined by 1.6 per cent month-on-month in February 2026, even as the country maintained positive annual growth, according to a report from Eurostat. The latest figures showed that Cyprus ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Cyprus will record real GDP growth of 3.8 per cent in 2025 and 3 per cent in 2026, even as global economic risks intensify due to ...

Total state employment in Cyprus reached 55,367 people in March 2026, marking a marginal increase of 42 employees compared with the same month last year, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). This ...

Cyprus’ Easter retail market held up at satisfactory levels, without major problems, despite concerns linked to the war in the Middle East and foot-and-mouth disease, according to retail trade association ...

Top trading hub Cyprus prepares for mandatory salary disclosures Cyprus remains the top global location for hiring in the online trading sector during the second quarter of 2026, according to FYI, ...

Cyprus recorded a current account deficit of €0.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat, reflecting a deterioration compared with the previous quarter. Figures released this week showed that ...

Industrial producer prices in Cyprus increased in February 2026, even as prices declined across the European Union and the euro area, according to Eurostat. Specifically, the figures showed that industrial producer ...

Cyprus recorded a wider trade deficit in the first two months of 2026, as a sharp drop in exports outpaced a decline in imports, according to foreign trade figures released by ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday reported that total loan balances held by credit-acquiring companies reached €19.35 billion at the end of 2025, with the vast majority classified as non-performing. ...

Retail trade volumes in February 2026 showed a mixed picture across Europe, with Eurostat reporting a monthly decline in both the euro area and the EU, while Cyprus recorded a robust ...

Cyprus recorded a general government surplus of €594.3 million between January and February of this year, representing 1.5 per cent of the country’s GDP, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released its latest interest rate statistics for February 2026, showing declines in both deposit and lending rates alongside an increase in new loan ...

The total number of registered unemployed persons in Cyprus reached 11,243 at the end of March, according to a report released on Monday by the state statistical service (Cystat). This figure ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday reported that the price index of crop production recorded an annual increase of 3.24 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) recorded a marginal year-on-year decrease in March 2026, signalling a potential shift in economic momentum, according to the Economics Research Centre of the University ...

Cyprus recorded a 4.1 per cent annual increase in its industrial turnover index in January 2026, according to figures released on Friday by the Cyprus statistical service (Cystat), with manufacturing, electricity and ...