What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Cyprus?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Cyprus was 89.1 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Cyprus?

The highest recorded value was 89.1 in 2019.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Cyprus?

The lowest recorded value was 84.54 in 2008.

How does Cyprus rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Cyprus ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cyprus data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Cyprus

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Cyprus
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cyprus: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 89.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

89.1

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

31st

of 188 countries

All-time high

89.1

in 2019

All-time low

84.54

in 2008

Years of data

2008–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Cyprus, 2008–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Cyprus is 89.1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Cyprus peaked at 89.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.54, in 2008.

That places Cyprus 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	84.54	84.54	84.54	2
2010s	86.26	84.54	89.1	10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

28 Dominica 89.49 compare
29 Netherlands 89.18 compare
29 North Macedonia 89.18 compare
32 Botswana 89.03 compare
32 Vanuatu 89.03 compare
34 Eswatini 88.72 compare
34 Sweden 88.72 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Cyprus?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Cyprus was 89.1 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 89.1 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 84.54 in 2008.
How does Cyprus rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Cyprus ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.