Cyprus bucks EU trend by recording consistent government surplus

Cyprus recorded a provisional general government surplus of 2.4 per cent of its GDP in the third quarter of 2025, according to seasonally adjusted data released by Eurostat this week.

This performance stands in sharp contrast to the broader euro area, where the deficit-to-GDP ratio increased to 3.2 per cent during the same period.

The figure for Cyprus represents a slight decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2025, when the surplus stood at 2.5 per cent.