Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Cyprus or Türkiye?

Cyprus, at 13.6% against 13.4% in Türkiye as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Türkiye?

21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

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.

Cyprus vs Türkiye: Taxes on goods and services

Cyprus

13.6%

in 2024

Türkiye

13.4%

in 2024

Cyprus rank

40th

Türkiye rank

43rd

Taxes on goods and services over time

Cyprus
Türkiye

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 13.6% against 13.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 40th and Türkiye ranks 43rd of 154 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.3%	7.9%	1.4%	Cyprus
2000s	15.5%	13.6%	1.9%	Cyprus
2010s	14.9%	14.3%	0.6%	Cyprus
2020s	13.6%	13.1%	0.6%	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Cyprus or Türkiye?: Cyprus, at 13.6% against 13.4% in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Cyprus and Türkiye?: 0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Türkiye?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Türkiye rank globally for taxes on goods and services?: Cyprus ranks 40th and Türkiye ranks 43rd 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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Indicator: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Unit: % value added of industry and services
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 154 places, 4,032 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.