Cyprus by the Numbers

The Cyprus Development Bank (CDB bank) on Thursday issued a clarification regarding media reports suggesting that the company may be the subject of an acquisition. “There is nothing specific to ...

Retail trade volume in Cyprus rose strongly in July 2025, Eurostat data showed on Thursday, outperforming the broader euro area and European Union. In the euro area, the seasonally adjusted retail ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Cyprus increased by 0.39 points in August 2025, reaching 117.04 units compared with 116.65 units in July 2025, according to a report from the state statistical service. Despite this ...

The number of registered unemployed persons in Cyprus stood at 11,556 at the end of August 2025, according to data released on Wednesday by the Statistical Service (Cystat).  On a seasonally adjusted ...

Inflation in Cyprus is estimated to have fallen slightly in August 2025, with the annual rate expected at -0.1 per cent, Eurostat reported on Tuesday. At the same time, the monthly ...

Cyprus’ overdue tax debts rose to €4.05 billion in the first quarter of 2025, nearly €1 billion higher than the same period of 2024, according to the quarterly progress report submitted by the Tax ...

Retail trade in Cyprus recorded solid growth in July 2025, with the Retail Trade Turnover Value Index rising by 5.2 per cent compared with July 2024. The Retail Trade Turnover Volume Index showed ...

Cyprus’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 5 per cent in July 2025, rising slightly from 4.7 per cent in June and 4.7 per cent a year earlier, according to Eurostat figures released on ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said he is “satisfied and proud” with progress made on the Cyprus problem in recent months. “The efforts made by the Greek foreign ministry at ...

Cyprus recorded the lowest inflation rate in the European Union in July 2025, figures by both Eurostat and the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) showed on Wednesday. Specifically, the Harmonised Index of ...

Cyprus’ GDP growth rate in real terms for the second quarter of 2025 was positive, reaching an estimated 3.3 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 2024, according to the latest flash estimate ...

Cyprus’ construction materials price index recorded a year-on-year increase of 1.19 per cent in July, according to a report released on Monday by the state statistical service. Specifically, the construction materials ...

Cyprus recorded strong growth in manufacturing, trade and tourism during the first half of 2025, according to the state statistical service’s latest bimonthly bulletin. The bulletin presents the most important ...

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 53,447 persons in July 2025, marking an increase of 408 individuals or 0.8 per cent compared to June 2024, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Employment in the ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit widened to €3.87 billion in the first half of 2025, compared to €3.65 billion in the same period last year, according to a report released on Monday by the state ...

Cyprus is losing millions in unpaid taxes after thousands of cases fell outside the legal deadline for assessment, the audit service has warned. In its latest report on the tax ...

VAT revenues from the EU’s e-commerce systems brought €257.9 million into Cyprus’ coffers in 2024, according to tax commissioner Sotiris Markides. Through the One Stop Shop (OSS) and Import One Stop ...

Cyprus recorded an increase in motor vehicle registrations in July 2025, with total registrations rising by 13.7 per cent to 5,246, compared with 4,614 in July 2024, according to data from the Statistical Service (Cystat) ...

Cyprus’ Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) fell by 0.9 per cent year-on-year in July 2025, according to data released by the statistical service (Cystat) on Thursday. Compared with the previous month, ...

Cyprus recorded the highest annual increase in retail trade volume among all EU member states for the second consecutive month, according to figures published by Eurostat. The rise in retail ...

Deposit rates in Cyprus fell in June while housing loan rates continued to rise, according to a report released this week from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). In its ...

The industrial turnover index in Cyprus recorded an annual increase both in May and during the first five months of 2025, according to data released by the Statistical Service. In May 2025, ...

The number of registered unemployed persons in Cyprus stood at 11,088 at the end of July 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service (Cystat).  On a seasonally adjusted ...

Cyprus recorded a general government budget surplus of €557.6 million (1.6 per cent of GDP) in the period from January to June 2025, according to preliminary figures released by the state statistical service ...