European ranking
15 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
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Country overview
Current reading for Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Latest value
4.60 Ratio
European ranking
15 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Compared with Europe
-0.1 puntos
Cyprus is 0.1 points below the European average.
EU: 4.73
Affected population
983.0K
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Granularity: Regions
Chipre
4.60
Cyprus performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
In Cyprus, S80/S20 ratio is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 4.6 versus 4.73 in 2025, a gap of 0.13 in the ratio.
In Cyprus, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 4.28 in 2020 to 4.60 in 2025. The latest step, from 4.40 in 2024 to 4.60 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
In Cyprus, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.