Cyprus’s total goods imports rose 11.9% in June 2026 to €1,289.3 million, up from €1,152.2 million a year earlier, while exports fell 9.9% to €463.0 million from €514.1 million, according to preliminary figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CYSTAT).
Imports from other European Union member states totaled €730.7 million in June, with €558.6 million coming from non-EU countries, compared with €615.1 million and €537.1 million, respectively, in June 2025. June 2026 import figures include €117.8 million in ship transfers of economic ownership, up from €55.8 million a year earlier.
Exports to other EU states totaled €212.0 million in June, while exports to non-EU countries came to €251.0 million, compared with €149.0 million and €365.1 million, respectively, in June 2025. The June 2026 export figures include €77.3 million in transfers of economic ownership of ships and aircraft, up from €68.5 million a year earlier.
For the first half of 2026, total imports reached €7,296.8 million, an 8.8% increase from €6,705.4 million in the same period of 2025. Total exports for January through June fell 1.2% to €2,617.7 million, down from €2,650.3 million a year earlier. The trade deficit widened to €4,679.1 million for the first half of 2026, compared with €4,055.1 million in the same period last year, CYSTAT said.
Separately, in final figures for May 2026, total imports rose 22.4% year-on-year to €1,309.4 million, up from €1,070.1 million in May 2025.
Exports of domestically produced goods, including ship and aircraft supplies, jumped 63.9% in May to €348.1 million, compared with €212.4 million a year earlier. Domestic exports of industrial products, excluding ship and aircraft supplies, totaled €334.7 million in May, up from €197.9 million in May 2025, while domestic agricultural exports excluding ship and aircraft supplies stood at €12.2 million, down from €13.3 million a year earlier.
Exports of foreign products, including ship and aircraft supplies, rose 50.5% in May to €173.5 million, compared with €115.3 million in May 2025.
For the January-May 2026 period, the leading categories of domestically produced exports, excluding ship and aircraft supplies, were mineral fuels and oils at €743.6 million, halloumi cheese at €167.5 million, and pharmaceutical products at €144.2 million, CYSTAT said.
