GDP reading: GDP decreased 0.1% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in October (September: -0.1% mom), contrasting market expectations for an...
Economic Growth in Cyprus
The Cyprus economy recorded an average growth rate of 3.0% in the decade to 2022, above the 1.4% average for the Euro Area. In 2022, real GDP growth was 5.1%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Cyprus GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Cyprus from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Macrobond.
Cyprus GDP Data
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) | 5.9 | -3.2 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
| GDP (EUR bn) | 23.4 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 31.3 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | 7.3 | -4.4 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 6.5 |
GDP growth records best reading in nearly two years in the third quarter
Growth strengthens in Q3: A second release confirmed that GDP growth accelerated to 3.9% year on year in the third quarter from 3.7% in the second quarter, marking the best result since Q4 2022. On a working-day and seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic growth improved to 1.1% in Q3, following the previous quarter's 0.1% growth.
Public consumption drives the improvement: Public spending spearheaded the acceleration with a 7.1% expansion in Q3 (Q2: +4.8% yoy). That said, private consumption growth fell to 3.9% in Q3 (Q2: +4.6% yoy), marking the weakest expansion since Q2 2023. Moreover, fixed investment shrank 6.4% in Q3, contrasting the 10.6% expansion logged in the prior quarter, due to sharp contractions in machinery and transport equipment. On the external front, exports of goods and services growth moderated to 4.2% in Q3 (Q2: +16.3% yoy). Meanwhile, imports of goods and services growth slowed to 0.9% in Q3 (Q2: +12.8% yoy), pushing up the headline reading.
GDP growth to cool ahead: Our panelists expect GDP growth to lose some steam in the last quarter of 2024 and expect growth to ease slightly from 2024 in 2025 as a whole due to slower expansions in exports and public spending. Escalating conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East is a downside risk.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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