Cyprus Gini coefficient increases to 31.2 in 2025

According to data released by Eurostat on October 23, 2026, income inequality in Cyprus has increased. The Gini coefficient, which measures the distribution of income within a population, rose to 31.2 in 2025, compared to 30.1 in 2024. This 1.1-point increase indicates a growing disparity in income distribution across the country.

Cyprus currently maintains a coefficient higher than the European Union average, which saw a slight improvement, falling from 29.4 in 2024 to 29.2 in 2025. Among other EU member states, the highest levels of income inequality were recorded in Bulgaria (37.7), followed by Latvia (35.6), Lithuania (35.5), and Greece (31.6). Conversely, the most equal income distributions were observed in Slovakia (23.0), Belgium (23.4), the Czech Republic (24.0), and Slovenia (24.6).

The Gini coefficient is a standard metric where 0 represents perfect equality, meaning everyone earns the same income, and 100 represents total inequality, where a single individual holds all the wealth. While the EU-wide average experienced a marginal decrease, the trend in Cyprus highlights a diverging economic situation characterized by rising income gaps within the local population.