Tax comparison · verified October 2026
Cyprus tax vs every other country
🇨🇾 Cyprus against all 52 other jurisdictions Tax Atlas tracks, on the six figures that decide most moves: top income tax, capital gains, dividends, corporate tax, VAT and how foreign income is taxed. Sorted by top income tax, lowest first.
- Top income tax: 35% · 33 of 52 jurisdictions are lower
- Corporate tax: 15% · 20 of 52 are lower
- VAT / sales tax: 19% · 37 of 52 are lower
- Foreign income: Worldwide · shared by 25 others
The table
Cyprus compared with 52 jurisdictions
| Country | Top income tax | Capital gains | Dividends | Corporate | VAT | Foreign income | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 17% | Exempt | – |
| Bahamas | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | Exempt | – |
| Bahrain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | Exempt | – |
| Bermuda | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| British Virgin Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Brunei | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18.5% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Cayman Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Kuwait | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Monaco | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 20% | Exempt | – |
| Oman | 0 (5% from 2028) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 5% | Exempt | – |
| Qatar | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 5% | Exempt | – |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 17% | Exempt | – |
| Turks and Caicos | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | Exempt | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 5% | Exempt | Cyprus vs United Arab Emirates |
| Vanuatu | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | Exempt | – |
| Andorra | 10% | 10% | Andorran dividends exempt / foreign 10% | 10% | 4.5% | Worldwide | – |
| Bulgaria | 10% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 20% | Worldwide | Cyprus vs Bulgaria |
| Paraguay | 10% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 10% | Territorial | – |
| Hungary | 15% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 27% | Worldwide | – |
| Hong Kong | 17% | 0% | 0% | 16.5% | 0% | Territorial | – |
| Georgia | 20% | 0% | 5% | 15% | 18% | Territorial | – |
| Guernsey | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Jersey | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Mauritius | 20% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 15% | Worldwide | – |
| Isle of Man | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | Worldwide | – |
| Estonia | 22% | 22% | 0% | 22% | 24% | Worldwide | – |
| Singapore | 24% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 9% | Territorial | – |
| Costa Rica | 25% | 0-15% | 0-15% | 30% | 13% | Territorial | – |
| Dominican Republic | 25% | 27% | 10% final | 27% | 18% | Territorial | – |
| Gibraltar | 25% | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Panama | 25% | 10% | 10% | 25% | 7% | Territorial | – |
| Malaysia | 30% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 8% | Territorial | – |
| CyprusThis page | 35% | 20% | 0-5% | 15% | 19% | Worldwide | – |
| Indonesia | 35% | Varies (final taxes) | 10% final / exempt if reinvested | 22% | 12% | Worldwide | – |
| Malta | 35% | 0% | 0-35% | 35% | 18% | Worldwide | Cyprus vs Malta |
| Mexico | 35% | 35% | 10% | 30% | 16% | Worldwide | – |
| Philippines | 35% | 0-15% | 10% | 25% | 12% | Territorial | – |
| Thailand | 35% | 0% | 10% | 20% | 7% | Remittance-based | – |
| Switzerland | 11.5-36% | 0% | 0-35% | 11.9-20.5% | 8.1% | Worldwide | – |
| Uruguay | 36% | 0-12% | 12% | 25% | 22% | Territorial | – |
| United States | 37% | 0-20% | 0-20% | 21% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Ireland | 40% | 33% | 0-33% | 12.5% | 23% | Worldwide | Cyprus vs Ireland |
| Italy | 43% | 26% | 26% | 27.8% | 22% | Worldwide | – |
| Greece | 44% | 15% | 5% | 22% | 24% | Worldwide | – |
| Australia | 45% | 0-45% | 0-45% | 30% | 10% | Worldwide | – |
| France | 45% | 0-34.5% | 12.8-34.5% | 25% | 20% | Worldwide | – |
| Germany | 45% | 0-26.375% | 26.375% | 30.06% | 19% | Worldwide | – |
| United Kingdom | 45% | 18-24% | 10.75-39.35% | 25% | 20% | Worldwide | Cyprus vs United Kingdom |
| Portugal | 48% | 28% | 28% | 19% | 23% | Worldwide | Cyprus vs Portugal |
| Netherlands | 49.5% | 31% | 24.5-31% | 25.8% | 21% | Worldwide | – |
| Spain | 47-54% | 19-30% | 19-30% | 25% | 21% | Worldwide | – |
| Canada | 33-54.8% | 0-27% | 0-47.74% | 26.2-31% | 5% | Worldwide | – |
Figures come from each country profile in the Tax Atlas dataset, which cites PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, tax authorities and the OECD. Ranges are compared by their upper bound. Headline rates leave out reliefs, newcomer regimes and treaty relief, so open each country page for the detail. Not tax advice: verify with a qualified adviser.
Head to head
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Questions
Frequently asked
How does Cyprus's income tax compare with other countries?+
Cyprus's top personal income tax rate is 35%. 33 of the other 52 jurisdictions Tax Atlas tracks have a lower top rate.
Is Cyprus's corporate tax low by international standards?+
Cyprus's headline corporate rate is 15%. 20 of the other 52 jurisdictions have a lower headline rate. Effective rates depend on reliefs, free zones and the OECD global minimum tax for large groups.
Which countries tax foreign income the same way as Cyprus?+
Cyprus taxes foreign income on a worldwide basis. 25 other jurisdictions use the same basis, including Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Switzerland.
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