Paying taxes: Time in Cyprus
Cyprus: Paying taxes: Time was 119.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Cyprus, 2008–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 119.5 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Cyprus peaked at 149 hours per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 119.5 hours per year, in 2019.
Cyprus ranks 159th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 149 hours per year | — |
| 2009 | 149 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 149 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 149 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 146.5 hours per year | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 146.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 146.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 145.5 hours per year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 127 hours per year | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 127 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 122.5 hours per year | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 119.5 hours per year | -2.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 119.5 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 119.5 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 149 hours per year | 149 hours per year | 149 hours per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 137.9 hours per year | 119.5 hours per year | 149 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 157 Botswana 120 hours per year compare
- 157 Vanuatu 120 hours per year compare
- 160 Netherlands 119 hours per year compare
- 160 North Macedonia 119 hours per year compare
- 162 Dominica 117 hours per year compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Cyprus?
- Paying taxes: time in Cyprus was 119.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 149 hours per year in 2008.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.5 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Cyprus rank for paying taxes: time?
- Cyprus ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.