Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus recorded a general government fiscal surplus of €538.8 million in January 2026, equivalent to 1.5 per cent of gross domestic product, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The figure represents a ...

Cyprus saw approximately 5,000 unemployed people aged 15 to 74 move into employment in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat data on labour market flows released on Friday. That was slightly lower ...

Cyprus recorded the strongest quarterly increase in employment in the European Union in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the employment rate for people aged 20 to 64 rising to 82.1 per cent from 81.5 ...

Cyprus recorded a trade deficit of €476.6 million in January 2026, significantly lower than the €707.5 million deficit registered in January 2025, according to a report from the state statistical service published on Thursday. ...

Cyprus recorded one of the sharpest declines in agricultural input prices in the European Union during the fourth quarter of 2025, highlighting easing cost pressures for farmers on the island. According ...

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 55,331 persons during February 2026, marking a marginal increase of 35 employees compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the state statistical service (...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) on Tuesday called for careful and balanced handling of the foreclosure issue, urging meaningful dialogue between the government, parliament, banks and social stakeholders as debate ...

International market turbulence is keeping pressure on fuel prices in Cyprus, even as oil eased on Tuesday after surging to its highest level in more than three years a day ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to keep climbing in the coming weeks, petrol station owners’ association chairman Savvas Prokopiou said on Monday, after global crude prices surged to their ...

Cyprus experienced a sharp increase in motor vehicle registrations in 2026, with hybrid vehicles significantly expanding their share of new passenger car registrations during the first two months of the year. ...

EU birth rates fall to lowest level since 2001 Births across the European Union declined in 2024, according to Eurostat, with Cyprus recording a total fertility rate slightly above the EU average, ...

Beer deliveries in Cyprus were broadly flat in February 2026, according to figures released by the statistical service (Cystat). Domestic deliveries edged up by 0.5 per cent to 2.45 million litres, from 2.43m ...

Cyprus has emerged as one of the top economic performers in the European Union during the final months of last year, according to the latest data from the bloc’s ...

Cyprus recorded a decline in retail trade volume in January 2026, even as the European Union overall registered a modest increase, according to Eurostat. According to the data, Cyprus retail trade ...

Cyprus recorded a 4.9 per cent increase in its industrial turnover index during December 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the latest figures released by the Cyprus ...

Inflation in Cyprus remained almost flat in February, reaching just 0.1 per cent, as a drop in energy costs offset rising prices in the services sector, according to the latest report ...

Cyprus remains stuck in the slow lane of Europe’s green transition, with electric vehicles accounting for just 0.51 per cent of the island’s passenger car fleet in 2024, according to ...

Industrial producer prices in Cyprus recorded the largest monthly decline in the European Union in January 2026, according to Eurostat, even as prices rose across the euro area and the bloc ...

Cyprus’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.2 per cent in January 2026, remaining well below both the euro area and EU averages, according to Eurostat. Specifically, the statistical office of the ...

The Cyprus statistical service (Cystat) has reported that the island’s services and transport sectors achieved broad-based growth during the final quarter of 2025. The Turnover Value Index during the fourth ...

The Cyprus general government achieved a fiscal surplus of €939.2 million during the entirety of 2025, according to preliminary results released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Tuesday. This positive balance ...

Euro area annual inflation is expected to reach 1.9 per cent in February 2026, up from 1.7 per cent in January, according to a flash estimate by Eurostat. The figures indicate a modest ...

Retail trade turnover in Cyprus increased in both value and volume terms during January of this year, according to figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The service reported ...

Cyprus’ gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 3.8 per cent in real terms in 2025, according to preliminary estimates by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The statistical service said the economy recorded ...