Economic and Financial Data
for Cyprus

Date of last update:
2 Feb, 2012
The data are updated daily

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Cyprus has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

Unless otherwise indicated, the data are not seasonally adjusted.
Unless otherwise indicated, the data are final when first released.
The SDDS titles are shown in bold; the national data categories descriptors, if applicable are shown in parenthesis.

REAL SECTOR DATA | FISCAL SECTOR | FINANCIAL SECTOR | EXTERNAL SECTOR | SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

REAL SECTOR DATA \| NATIONAL ACCOUNTS \| \| PRODUCTION INDEX \| \| LABOUR MARKET \| \| PRICE INDICES \|
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Observation			More information
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Reference Period of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for previous period	More information
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS top
GDP in nominal terms	EURO millions, Preliminary data	Q3/11	4,470.5	4,513.2	CYSTAT
GDP in real terms	EURO millions, Preliminary data, base year = 2005	Q3/11	3,837.1	3,867.5	CYSTAT
PRODUCTION INDEX top
Industrial Production Index	Index, 2005 monthly average=100, Gross data, Preliminary data	Nov/11	90.4	90.1	CYSTAT
LABOUR MARKET top
Employment (LFS)	Number of persons, Final data	Q3/11	372,455	380,485	CYSTAT
Unemployment (LFS)	Rate-Percentage of Labour Force, Final data	Q3/11	7.6	7.1	CYSTAT
Wages/Earnings	EURO Average Monthly Earnings, Seasonally adjusted, Preliminary data	Q3/11	2,008	2,001	CYSTAT
PRICE INDICES top
Consumer Price Index	Index 2005=100, Final data	Jan/12	117.05	118.95	CYSTAT
Producer Price Index	Index, 2005 monthly average = 100, Gross data, Preliminary data	Dec/11	132.6	132.6	CYSTAT
FISCAL SECTOR \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS \| \| CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS \| \| CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT \|
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Observation			More information
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Reference Period of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for previous period	More information
GENERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS top
Total revenue and grants	EURO millions, Preliminary data	Q3/11	1,978.40	1,700.60	CYSTAT
Total expenditure	EURO millions, Preliminary data	Q3/11	1,891.90	2,016.30	CYSTAT
Balance, Deficit(-) / Surplus(+)	EURO millions, Preliminary data	Q3/11	86.50	-315.70	CYSTAT
Financing	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-86.50	315.70	Ministry of Finance
Domestic	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-162.78	-50.38	Ministry of Finance
Bank	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-144.30	361.69	Ministry of Finance
Non-bank	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-18.48	-412.07	Ministry of Finance
Foreign	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	76.28	366.08	Ministry of Finance
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS top
Total revenue and grants	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	371.87	400.83	Ministry of Finance
Total expenditure	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	623.49	495.28	Ministry of Finance
Balance, Deficit(-) / Surplus(+)	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	-251.62	-94.45	Ministry of Finance
Financing	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	251.62	94.45	Ministry of Finance
Domestic	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	48.43	-108.74	Ministry of Finance
Bank	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	138.29	138.29	Ministry of Finance
Non-bank	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	-89.86	-247.03	Ministry of Finance
Foreign	EURO millions Preliminary data	Nov/11	203.19	203.19	Ministry of Finance
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT top
Total gross outstanding debt	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	19,279.54	19,228.55	Ministry of Finance
Domestic debt by maturity	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	12,934.38	12,959.67	Ministry of Finance
Long-term	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	12,233.61	11,523.48	Ministry of Finance
Short-term	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	700.77	1,436.19	Ministry of Finance
External debt by maturity	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	6,345.16	6,268.88	Ministry of Finance
Long-term	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	5,763.77	5,727.54	Ministry of Finance
Short-term	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	581.39	541.34	Ministry of Finance
External debt by currency	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	6,345.16	6,268.88	Ministry of Finance
In SDR	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	0.00	0.00	Ministry of Finance
In US dollar	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	0.00	0.00	Ministry of Finance
In Euro	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	6,325.88	6,251.72	Ministry of Finance
Other currencies	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	19.28	17.16	Ministry of Finance
External debt by type of creditor	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	6,345.16	6,268.88	Ministry of Finance
Multilateral (international organizations or maltilateral other organizations)	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	5,347.18	5,307.13	Ministry of Finance
Bilateral (contracts with governments or bilateral other contracts)	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	997.98	961.75	Ministry of Finance
Debt guaranteed by the central government	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	1,665.78	1,665.78	Ministry of Finance
FINANCIAL SECTOR \| ANALYTICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE BANKING SECTOR \| \| ANALYTICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE CENTRAL BANK \| \| INTEREST RATES \| \| Financial Soundness Indicators \| \| STOCK MARKET \|
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Observation			More information
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Reference Period of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for previous period	More information
ANALYTICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE BANKING SECTOR top
Monetary aggregates (M3)	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	47,629	46,933	Central Bank of Cyprus
Domestic (euro area) credit	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	75,571	74,459	Central Bank of Cyprus
Domestic (euro area) credit to the General Government	EURO millions, Preliminary data	Dec/11	15,755	15,560	Central Bank of Cyprus
Domestic (euro area) credit to other residents	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	59,816	58,899	Central Bank of Cyprus
Net External Assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	2,481	3,153	Central Bank of Cyprus
External Assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	34,166	35,589	Central Bank of Cyprus
External Liabilities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	31,685	32,437	Central Bank of Cyprus
ANALYTICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE CENTRAL BANK top
Domestic (euro area) credit	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	4,129	4,110	Central Bank of Cyprus
Domestic (euro area) credit to the General Government	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	4,105	4,087	Central Bank of Cyprus
Domestic (euro area) credit to other residents	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	24	23	Central Bank of Cyprus
Net External Assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	693	699	Central Bank of Cyprus
External Assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	935	943	Central Bank of Cyprus
External Liabilities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	241	244	Central Bank of Cyprus
INTEREST RATES ^[1] top
Key ECB interest rates ^[2]	EURO millions Preliminary data		-	-	European Central Bank
10-year government bond yield ^[3]	EURO millions Preliminary data		-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus - Monetary and Financial Statistics
Treasury bill rate ^[4]	EURO millions Preliminary data		-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus - Monetary and Financial Statistics
Commercial Banks (MFIs), lending and deposit rates ^[5]	EURO millions Preliminary data		-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus - Monetary and Financial Statistics
Financial Soundness Indicators top					_____
Regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
Regulatory tier 1 capital to assets			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
Nonperforming loans net of provisions to capital			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
Nonperforming loans to total gross loans			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
Return on assets			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
Liquid assets to short-term liabilities			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital			-	-	Central Bank of Cyprus
STOCK MARKET top
Share price index (composite)	General Index		-	-	Cyprus Stock Exchange
EXTERNAL SECTOR \| BALANCE OF PAYMENTS \| \| INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AND FOREIGN CURRENCY LIQUIDITY \| \| MERCHANDISE TRADE \| \| INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION \| \| EXTERNAL DEBT FRAMEWORK \| \| EXCHANGE RATES \|
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Observation			More information
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Reference Period of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for previous period	More information
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS top
Current Account Balance	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-319.2	-442.5	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Exports of goods and services	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	2,049.6	2,002.9	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Imports of goods and services	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	2,156.8	2,027.4	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Income	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-187.1	-355.0	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Net current transfers	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-24.9	-63.1	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Capital account	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	8.6	17.5	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Financial account	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	470.2	486.6	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Inward direct investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-74.3	-72.8	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Outward direct investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-16.4	-299.9	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Portfolio investment assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-4,122.8	4,662.1	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Portfolio investment liabilities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	10.8	406.6	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Net financial derivatives	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-81.5	-13.7	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Other investment assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	-3,072.2	-1,110.9	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Other investments liabilities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	7,799.3	-3,096.9	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
Reserve assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	27.4	12.1	Central Bank of Cyprus - Quarterly Balance of Payments Data
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AND FOREIGN CURRENCY LIQUIDITY top
Gross international reserves	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	904.5	945.5	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Official reserve assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	904.5	945.5	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Foreign currency reserves	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	126.0	141.0	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Securities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	123.5	138.1	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Total currency and deposits	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	2.5	2.9	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
IMF reserve position	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	68.7	67.5	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
SDRs	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	165.0	162.8	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Gold (including gold deposits and gold swapped)	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	543.5	573.0	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Other reserve assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	1.2	1.2	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Financial derivatives	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	0.0	0.0	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Loans to nonbank nonresidents	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	0.0	0.0	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Other	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	1.2	1.2	Central Bank of Cyrpus - Reserves Assets
Other foreign currency assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	400.5	412.8	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
Net International Reserves	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	904.5	945.5	Central Bank of Cyprus - Reserves Assets
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity (Complete template)	EURO millions Preliminary data	Dec/11	904.5	945.5	Data Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
MERCHANDISE TRADE top
Total exports (f.o.b.)	EURO thousands, Provisional data	Nov/11	128,063	116,399	CYSTAT
Total imports (c.i.f.)	EURO thousands, Provisional data	Nov/11	514,998	503,865	CYSTAT
Trade Balance	EURO thousands, Provisional data	Nov/11	-386,935	-387,466	CYSTAT
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION top
Assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	91,191	86,626	Central Bank of Cyprus
Direct investment abroad	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	8,967	8,993	Central Bank of Cyprus
Portfolio investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	27,728	26,004	Central Bank of Cyprus
Equity securities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	1,814	2,223	Central Bank of Cyprus
Debt securities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	25,914	23,781	Central Bank of Cyprus
Financial Derivatives	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	725	670	Central Bank of Cyprus
Other investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	52,833	50,128	Central Bank of Cyprus
Reserve assets	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	938	831	Central Bank of Cyprus
Liabilities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	102,443	97,108	Central Bank of Cyprus
Direct investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	14,432	14,434	Central Bank of Cyprus
Portfolio investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	7,395	8,242	Central Bank of Cyprus
Equity securities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	923	1,507	Central Bank of Cyprus
Debt securities	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	6,472	6,735	Central Bank of Cyprus
Financial Derivatives	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	462	440	Central Bank of Cyprus
Other investment	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	80,154	73,992	Central Bank of Cyprus
EXTERNAL DEBT FRAMEWORK top
External debt framework	EURO millions Preliminary data	Q3/11	88,263	82,435	Data Template on External Debt
EXCHANGE RATES top
Central bank's official exchange rates	Euro foreign exchange reference rates		-	-	European Central Bank
SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA \| POPULATION \|
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Observation			More information
SDDS DATA CATEGORY and COMPONENT	Unit Descriptions	Reference Period of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for previous period	More information
POPULATION top
Population	Thousand of persons, End of the period, Preliminary data	2009	803.2	796.9	CYSTAT

Footnotes

[1] The publication of MFI's interest rates on CBC's website follows the official ECB publication calendar found under the following link: http://www.ecb.int/events/calendar/statscal/html/index.en.html

[2] Key ECB interest rates could be found on ECB's official website

[3] 10-year government bond yield could be found under the table “Monetary and Financial Statistics”, excel sheet: T17, posted on CBC’s official website.

[4] Treasury bill rate could be found under the table “Monetary and Financial Statistics”, excel sheets: T12, T13, posted on CBC’s official website.

[5] MFI interest rates could be found under the table “Monetary and Financial Statistics”, excel sheets: T8, T9, T10, T11, posted on CBC’s official website

Economic and Financial Data for Cyprus

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Cyprus has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

Footnotes

Economic and Financial Data
for Cyprus