Cyprus by the Numbers

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 52,530 persons in September 2025, showing a marginal decline of 50 employees, or 0.1 per cent, compared with the same month last year, according to the statistical service (...

Cyprus recorded a trade deficit of €5.15 billion in the period from January to August 2025, compared to €4.15 billion during the same period in 2024, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). Total ...

Cyprus recorded a general government fiscal surplus of €1.39 billion, equal to 4 per cent of GDP, for the period from January to August 2025, according to preliminary figures released on Friday by ...

Total beer deliveries in Cyprus recorded a notable increase in September 2025, rising by 24.1 per cent year-on-year, according to data released this week by the Statistical Service (Cystat).  Total deliveries reached 4.37 ...

The number of bounced cheques recorded in Cyprus reached 23 in September 2025, with a total value of €74,655, according to data published on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). This ...

Cyprus recorded a sharp rise in motor vehicle registrations in September 2025, with total registrations climbing by 25.2 per cent to 5,544, compared with 4,428 in September 2024, according to data from the Statistical Service (...

Cyprus’ current account deficit narrowed to €257.3 million in Q2 2025, down from €341.7 million in the same period last year, according to provisional data from the statistics department of the Central Bank ...

The construction sector in Cyprus continued to expand in the second quarter of 2025, with both production and output prices recording robust annual increases, according to new data from the Cyprus ...

The volume of retail trade in Cyprus rose by 9.4 per cent in August 2025, compared with the same month in 2024, marking the strongest increase among all EU member states, according to ...

Cyprus recorded one of the highest proportions of employees working long hours in the European Union during the second quarter of 2025, according to figures from Eurostat. The figures reveal that 16.6 ...

The industrial turnover index in Cyprus climbed to 159.9 units in July 2025, marking an increase of 3.5 per cent compared with July 2024, according to figures released on Friday by the state statistical ...

Cyprus recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1 per cent in August 2025, higher than the 5 per cent rate seen in July and up from 4.6 per cent in August 2024, according to figures published ...

Cyprus retail trade recorded strong growth in August 2025, driven by higher turnover and sales volume, according a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The Turnover Value ...

Inflation in Cyprus continued to decline on an annual basis for the fifth consecutive month in September, according to figures released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday released new data on average interest rates and loan volumes for August 2025, highlighting a slowdown in lending activity and contrasting trends in ...

Cyprus recorded zero annual inflation in September 2025, making it the only country in the euro area with no change in consumer prices compared with the same month last year, according ...

The Index of Industrial Output Prices in Cyprus for August 2025 reached 122.8 units, using 2021 as the base year with 100 units, and remained stable compared with July 2025. According to the latest figures ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Production Index reached 125.8 units in July 2025, using 2021 as the base year set at 100 units, according to the statistical service. This represented an increase of 1.8 per cent compared with ...

Cyprus has the most generous personal income tax break in the European Union, sparing the first €19,500 of earnings from tax.   That cushion, higher than anywhere else in the bloc, helps ...

Food prices in Cyprus have risen by 20 per cent since the end of 2019, the mildest increase in the euro area, while Estonia has seen the steepest jump at 57 per cent, ...

Petroleum product sales in Cyprus fell by 1 per cent in August 2025 compared to the same month last year, reaching 123,378 tonnes, according to the statistical service (Cystat). The decline was mainly ...

The National Betting Authority on Friday reported that Cyprus’ betting sector revenues remained steady in the first quarter of 2025, holding at last year’s levels but marking a sharp rise ...

Bank deposits in Cyprus rose by a net €44.3 million in August, according to the latest deposit and loan statistics published by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week. At ...

Net demand for loans rose in the second quarter of 2025, driven by both businesses and households, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus’ (CBC) bank lending survey. In addition, the ...