Arrears on utility bills in Cyprus
Cyprus: Arrears on utility bills was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Arrears on utility bills in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 8.2% for arrears on utility bills in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on utility bills in Cyprus peaked at 21.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Arrears on utility bills in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +77.3% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 8.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 8.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrears on utility bills in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +77.3% | 7.5% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 10.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears on utility bills in Cyprus?
- Arrears on utility bills in Cyprus was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on utility bills recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest arrears on utility bills recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for arrears on utility bills?
- Cyprus ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is arrears on utility bills rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on utility bills. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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