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Cyprus Emerges As A Top Performer In EU Economic Growth 2025

Strong Growth Outpacing The EU Average

According to Eurostat data, Cyprus recorded real GDP growth of 3.8% in 2025, compared with the European Union average of 1.5%. The figures place Cyprus among the faster-growing economies in the EU during the year.

Comparative Analysis Across EU Economies

Eurostat data show that all EU member states recorded GDP growth in 2025, although the pace of expansion varied across countries. Ireland recorded the highest growth rate at 12.3%, followed by Malta at 4.0% and Cyprus at 3.8%.

Some of the larger economies reported lower growth rates. Germany and Finland each recorded growth of 0.2%, while Hungary posted an increase of 0.4%.

Improved Performance and Future Outlook

Across the European Union, GDP growth increased from 1.1% in 2024 to 1.5% in 2025. Cyprus recorded growth of 3.8%, more than double the EU average for the year. The data indicate stronger economic expansion compared with the overall EU trend.

Cyprus Remains Among EU’s Lowest Renewable Electricity Producers

Cyprus remained among the European Union’s weakest performers in renewable energy adoption in 2025, with renewables accounting for 27.5% of gross electricity consumption, according to new data published by Eurostat.

Across the EU, renewable sources supplied 49.9% of gross electricity consumption last year, bringing the bloc close to generating half of its electricity from renewable energy.

Cyprus Remains Among The EU’s Lowest Performers

Cyprus ranked among the EU countries with the lowest share of renewable electricity, ahead of only Malta at 11.2%, the Czech Republic at 19.2%, Luxembourg at 23.3% and Slovakia at 24.1%.

Across the country’s broader energy system, renewables accounted for 21.5% of gross final energy consumption in 2025.

EU Renewable Electricity Continues To Grow

Renewables supplied 49.9% of gross electricity consumption across the EU in 2025, up from 47.5% a year earlier. Since Eurostat began collecting comparable data in 2004, the share has risen from 15.9%.

Austria recorded the highest share at 90.8%, followed by Sweden at 89.2%. Denmark generated 77.7% of its electricity from renewable sources, followed by Portugal at 65.6%, Greece at 60.9% and Spain at 60.7%.

Overall Energy Transition Still Has Work Ahead

Renewables accounted for 26.2% of the EU’s gross final energy consumption in 2025, up from 25.2% in 2024 and 9.6% in 2004.

Despite the increase, the bloc remains below its legally binding target of 42.5% by 2030. According to Eurostat, achieving that goal will require an average annual increase of 3.3 percentage points between 2026 and 2030.

Sweden recorded the highest overall renewable energy share at 65.4%, followed by Finland at 53% and Denmark at 48.2%. Belgium recorded the lowest share at 14.9%, followed by Slovakia at 16.3% and Ireland at 17.2%.

Heating And Cooling Also Show Steady Progress

Renewable energy accounted for 27.4% of heating and cooling across the EU in 2025, the highest level since comparable records began in 2004. The share increased by 0.7 percentage points from 2024, slightly below the long-term annual average increase of 0.75 percentage points.

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