Cyprus vs Israel: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Cyprus
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.6 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 134th and Israel ranks 133rd of 154 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 11.1% | 8.8% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 3.4% | 14.6% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 1.0% | 8.1% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Cyprus or Israel?
- Israel, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Cyprus and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Israel?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do Cyprus and Israel rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Cyprus ranks 134th and Israel ranks 133rd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.