Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus allocated approximately €112 million to research and development (R&D) in 2025, almost doubling government funding over the past decade despite a decline from the previous year, according to figures ...

European Union exports of alcoholic beer to non-EU countries fell by 11 per cent in 2025, according to a report released by Eurostat on Friday. The release of the statistical figures coincided ...

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Cyprus was valued at €36.48 billion in 2025, accounting for 0.2 per cent of the European Union’s total economic output, according to provisional figures published by ...

Cyprus’ inflation rate eased to 2.9 per cent in July 2026, down from 3.1 per cent in June, as lower fuel prices and a sharp fall in clothing and footwear brought the consumer ...

Retail trade volume in Cyprus contracted by 1 per cent in June 2026 compared with the previous month, according to a report released on Thursday by Eurostat. The monthly drop in Cyprus ...

Industrial producer prices in Cyprus rose by 0.3 per cent in June of this year, according to a report from Eurostat. The modest monthly increase in Cyprus followed a sharp gain ...

Cyprus’ registered unemployed rose by 5.8 per cent in July, with the increase driven mainly by administrative and support services, accommodation and food services, public administration and education, according to a ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Turnover Index rose by 3.5 per cent in May 2026, reaching 148 units, according to figures released on Wednesday by the statistical service (Cystat).  For the first five months of the ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has reported that negotiated wage pressures across the euro area remain stable through 2026 and into early 2027, while separate data from Cyprus showed workers’ earnings continued ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday reported that deposit interest rates increased while consumer borrowing costs eased in June 2026, with the value of pure new lending also recording ...

More products became cheaper than more expensive on the e-kalathi price tracking platform during the second half of July, although wide price differences between supermarkets continued to raise questions over ...

Cyprus’ retail sector continued its strong performance in June 2026, with both the value and volume of sales rising compared with a year earlier, according to figures released on Monday by ...

The European Union’s electric vehicle market rebounded strongly in 2025, while Cyprus continued its gradual shift towards electrified transport with hybrid cars accounting for more than half of new passenger ...

Annual consumer inflation in Cyprus stood at an estimated 4 per cent in July 2026, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat on Friday. This headline figure reflects a slight cooling from ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday reported that the Index of Industrial Output Prices recorded an annual increase of 2.3 per cent in June 2026. The index reached 125.8 units during the ...

Household financial assets reach €65.30bn, central bank reports The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday published its Quarterly Financial Accounts for the reporting period ending in March 2026, providing an ...

Cyprus fiscal surplus reaches 1.1 per cent of GDP Cyprus recorded a general government fiscal surplus of €420.30 million in the first six months of 2026, equivalent to 1.1 per cent of GDP, according ...

The total number of automated teller machines (ATMs) across Cyprus fell slightly from 398 at the end of the second half of 2024 to 396 at the end of the second half of 2025, ...

Cyprus’ economic growth is expected to slow in 2026 despite a modest improvement in the wider European economy, according to updated projections published by the Economics Research Centre of the University ...

Cyprus recorded a modest annual increase of 0.5 per cent in its industrial production index during May 2026, according to figures released by the state statistical service (Cystat). The overall index reached 116.7 ...

Cyprus youth unemployment holds firm at 7.8 per cent Cyprus recorded one of the lowest unemployment rates in the European Union in June 2026, with joblessness on the island falling to 3 per ...

Drop in UK arrivals, among other markets, hits Cyprus tourism revenue Cyprus’ tourism revenue fell by 4.8 per cent in May 2026 as the war in Iran depressed visitor arrivals, particularly from ...

Non-Cypriots more likely to be at extreme high and low ends of pay scale Cyprus’ average monthly earnings increased during the first quarter of 2026, according to provisional figures released by ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has found that Cyprus’s 2026 personal income tax reform will deliver its largest financial gains to upper-middle-income and high-income households, according to a recently ...