Cyprus vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services
Cyprus
13.6%
in 2024
Maldives
13.7%
in 2021
Cyprus rank
40th
Maldives rank
37th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Cyprus
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 13.7% against 13.6% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 40th and Maldives ranks 37th of 154 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 3.1% | 12.5% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 10.4% | 4.6% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.1% | 1.3% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Cyprus or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 13.7% against 13.6% in Cyprus as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Cyprus and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Maldives?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Cyprus and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Cyprus ranks 40th and Maldives ranks 37th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.