Paying taxes: Payments in Cyprus

Cyprus: Paying taxes: Payments was 16 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16 number per year
Change on year
down 40.7%
World rank
103rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
31 number per year
in 2013
All-time low
16 number per year
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Cyprus, 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 29 number per year2009: 29 number per year2010: 29 number per year2011: 29 number per year2012: 30 number per year2013: 31 number per year2014: 30 number per year2015: 28 number per year2016: 28 number per year2017: 28 number per year2018: 27 number per year2019: 16 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Cyprus is 16 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Cyprus peaked at 31 number per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16 number per year, in 2019.

That places Cyprus 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29 number per year 29 number per year 29 number per year 2
2010s 27.6 number per year 16 number per year 31 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 102 Maldives 17 number per year compare
  2. 103 Puerto Rico 16 number per year compare
  3. 105 Armenia 15 number per year compare
  4. 105 Iraq 15 number per year compare
  5. 105 Oman 15 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Cyprus?
Paying taxes: payments in Cyprus was 16 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 31 number per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 16 number per year in 2019.
How does Cyprus rank for paying taxes: payments?
Cyprus ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.