Government debt, quarterly in Cyprus

Government debt in Cyprus was equal to 48.5% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the lowest since Q4 2008.

Measure: Government debt, quarterly Unit: % of GDP Data: Q1 2000 to Q2 2026 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Cyprus, Q2 2026 48.5%p (Provisional) % of GDP
Change from Q1 2026 −3.0percentage points Q1 2026: 51.5%
European Union, Q2 2026 82.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026 59.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in Q2 2026 17th of 28 See the full ranking

Government debt, quarterly in Cyprus over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government debt, quarterly (% of GDP), Q1 2017 to Q2 2026
Period CyprusEuropean Union
Q2 2026 48.5%p (provisional) 82.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2026 51.5%p (provisional) 82.5%p (provisional)
Q4 2025 52.3% 81.5%p (provisional)
Q3 2025 57.2% 81.7%p (provisional)
Q2 2025 58.1% 81.4%p (provisional)
Q1 2025 59.0% 81.0%p (provisional)
Q4 2024 60.1% 80.3%p (provisional)
Q3 2024 64.2% 80.8%p (provisional)
Q2 2024 65.5% 80.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2024 67.9% 80.7%p (provisional)
Q4 2023 69.6% 80.3%p (provisional)
Q3 2023 71.9% 81.1%p (provisional)
Q2 2023 77.9% 81.7%p (provisional)
Q1 2023 77.0% 82.1%p (provisional)
Q4 2022 80.0% 82.3%p (provisional)
Q3 2022 84.5% 83.4%p (provisional)
Q2 2022 88.8% 84.8%p (provisional)
Q1 2022 95.8% 86.0%p (provisional)
Q4 2021 96.5% 86.6%p (provisional)
Q3 2021 102.9% 88.6%p (provisional)
Q2 2021 107.3% 89.6%p (provisional)
Q1 2021 117.6% 91.4%p (provisional)
Q4 2020 113.6% 89.4%p (provisional)
Q3 2020 115.4% 88.9%p (provisional)
Q2 2020 109.5% 86.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2020 93.6% 79.0%p (provisional)
Q4 2019 92.3% 77.4%p (provisional)
Q3 2019 95.4% 78.9%p (provisional)
Q2 2019 105.3% 79.5%p (provisional)
Q1 2019 102.3% 79.8%p (provisional)
Q4 2018 100.7% 79.4%p (provisional)
Q3 2018 109.0% 80.6%p (provisional)
Q2 2018 102.6% 80.8%p (provisional)
Q1 2018 93.3% 81.3%p (provisional)
Q4 2017 96.5% 81.5%
Q3 2017 101.3% 82.9%
Q2 2017 104.4% 84.0%
Q1 2017 105.2% 84.2%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0 percentage points from 51.5% in Q1 2026.
  • Since Q4 2023, when it was 69.6%, the figure has changed by −21.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Cyprus has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10q_ggdebt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=Q unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=GD
Observation period
Q1 2000 to Q2 2026 for Cyprus
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat