Cyprus by the Numbers

Cyprus recorded the strongest retail trade performance in the European Union in September 2025, according to data published by Eurostat this week. The volume index of retail trade in food, drinks ...

Electric and hybrid vehicles continued to strengthen their presence in Cyprus during 2025, according to figures released by the state statistical service (Cystat) on Monday. Overall, the statistical service reported that ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit for the first nine months of the year grew to €5.88 billion, according to provisional data released on Monday by the state statistical service (Cystat). Total imports of ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has published its latest bulletin titled “Cyprus Interest Rates in a European Context: Analysis and Comparison”, offering a comprehensive examination of Cypriot lending and ...

Total expenditure on social protection benefits in the EU reached €4.92 trillion according to early estimates for 2024 released on Friday by Eurostat. This marks a 6.9 per cent increase compared with the ...

The volume of retail trade decreased marginally by 0.1 per cent in the euro area and remained stable in the European Union (EU) in September 2025, according to preliminary estimates by Eurostat. ...

Industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1 per cent in both the euro area and the EU in September 2025, compared with August 2025, according to Eurostat. This followed a larger monthly fall of 0.4 ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Thursday reported that the inflation rate stood at –0.3 per cent in October 2025, meaning that consumer prices were slightly lower than in October 2024. This marks ...

The industrial turnover index in Cyprus stood at 115.2 units in August 2025, marking a decrease of 3.4 per cent compared with August 2024, according to figures released this week by the Cyprus Statistical ...

The number of registered unemployed reached 7,099 persons on the last day of October, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). This represents a decrease of 682 ...

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Cyprus saw a slight increase in 2024, rising to 37.6 per cent from 37.5 per cent in 2023, according to data on taxation published by Eurostat. The overall tax-to-GDP ratio, ...

Euro area annual inflation is expected to have reached 2.1 per cent in October 2025, a slight decrease from the 2.2 per cent recorded in September, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat. ...

Cyprus retail trade rose sharply in September 2025, lifted by higher consumer spending across most categories, according to figures released on Monday by the Statistical Service (Cystat). The Turnover Value Index ...

The Index of Industrial Output Prices in Cyprus for September 2025 reached 122.3 units, using 2021 as the base year with 100 units, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). The index recorded a decrease ...

Cyprus recorded a budget surplus of €1.17 billion, equal to 3.2 per cent of GDP, in the first nine months of 2025, according to preliminary figures released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical ...

The gross disposable income for Cypriot households, as well as that of non-profit institutions serving households, saw an annual increase of 8.4 per cent in 2024, according to figures released on Friday ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Production Index reached 91.1 units in August 2025, using 2021 as the base year set at 100 units, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). This represented an increase of 0.8 per cent compared ...

Cyprus’ unemployment rate eased to 4.9 per cent in September 2025, down from 5.1 per cent in August, with around 26,000 people registered as jobless, according to Eurostat. The figure remains well below the ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday announced the extension of the zero VAT rate on certain basic goods until December 2026, following a Cabinet meeting that approved a related proposal. The ...

Average monthly earnings in Cyprus continued to rise during the second quarter of 2025, with gross salaries increasing by 4.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to provisional ...

The total sales of petroleum products in Cyprus increased by 11.2 per cent in September, when compared with the same month in 2024, the state statistical service (Cystat) announced on Monday. Total ...

Deposits in Cypriot banks rose sharply in September, while lending also strengthened, reflecting resilient liquidity and stable credit demand, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC).  In its Monetary ...

The subjective poverty rate in the European Union fell to 17.4 per cent in 2024, an improvement from the rate of 19.1 per cent recorded in 2023, according to figures released on Thursday by ...

Figures released by Eurostat on Thursday show that labour market slack in the European Union stood at 11.7 per cent of the extended labour force in 2024. This represents 26.7 million people aged 15 ...