Cyprus vs Malta: Tax revenue
Cyprus
23.9%
in 2024
Malta
24.1%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
21st
Malta rank
18th
Tax revenue over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 24.1% against 23.9% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malta ahead.
Cyprus ranks 21st and Malta ranks 18th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 18.5% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 17.9% | 1.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 19.1% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 24.3% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 25.4% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.7% | 0.3% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Cyprus or Malta?
- Malta, at 24.1% against 23.9% in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Cyprus and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for tax revenue?
- Cyprus ranks 21st and Malta ranks 18th 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.