Cyprus vs East Asia & Pacific: Tax revenue
Cyprus
23.9%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
10.8%
in 2022
Cyprus rank
21st
East Asia & Pacific rank
23rd
Tax revenue over time
- Cyprus
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 23.9% against 10.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 21st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 157 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 11.8% | 13.4% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 11.6% | 12.0% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 10.7% | 11.8% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Cyprus or East Asia & Pacific?
- Cyprus, at 23.9% against 10.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Cyprus and East Asia & Pacific?
- 13.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and East Asia & Pacific?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for tax revenue?
- Cyprus ranks 21st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.