Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Cyprus

Cyprus: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 81.14 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
81.14
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
48th
of 186 countries
All-time high
81.14
in 2015
All-time low
79.42
in 2013
Years of data
8
2008–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Cyprus, 2008–2015

0204060802008201120152008: 80.42009: 80.42010: 80.42011: 80.42012: 802013: 79.42014: 802015: 81.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Cyprus stood at 81.14. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

That places Cyprus 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Cyprus, 2008 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2008 80.4
2009 80.4 +0.0%
2010 80.4 +0.0%
2011 80.4 +0.0%
2012 79.98 -0.5%
2013 79.42 -0.7%
2014 79.98 +0.7%
2015 81.14 +1.5%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 81.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 99% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 81.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.4 80.4 80.4 2
2010s 80.22 79.42 81.14 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 45 Lithuania 81.42 compare
  2. 46 Jordan 81.27 compare
  3. 47 Guatemala 81.18 compare
  4. 49 Peru 81.1 compare
  5. 50 United States 80.81 compare
  6. 51 Vanuatu 80.79 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Cyprus?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Cyprus was 81.14 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 81.14 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 79.42 in 2013.
How does Cyprus rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Cyprus ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.