The specific figure is 4.5% for Q4 2025 (seasonally adjusted), not just 'above 3%'.
The Cyprus Government flash estimate was published on January 14, 2026, six days before the speech.
Cyprus had the highest annual GDP growth rate among EU Member States in Q4 2025 according to Eurostat.
Sources
PrimaryStatistical Service of the Republic of CyprusThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in real terms, seasonally adjusted, during the fourth quarter of 2025, is estimated at +4,5% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
SecondaryCyprus News AgencyCyprus had the highest annual performance in GDP growth rate among the Member States for which data are available in the fourth quarter of 2025.