Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus
Cyprus: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 24.1 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus is 24.1 Rate, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus peaked at 24.1 Rate in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.9 Rate, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.9 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 11.9 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.9 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3 Rate | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.3 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1 Rate | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 21 Rate | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5 Rate | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.6 Rate | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 24.1 Rate | +2.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 24.1 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.25 Rate, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 24.1 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.4 Rate, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +45.4% | 11.9 Rate | 17.3 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9 Rate | 11.9 Rate | 11.9 Rate | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.5 Rate | 17.3 Rate | 18.1 Rate | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.7 Rate | 21 Rate | 24.1 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 39 Malta 26.5 Rate compare
- 40 United Kingdom 26.1 Rate compare
- 41 United Kingdom 25.3 Rate compare
- 43 Ireland 22.5 Rate compare
- 44 Switzerland 20 Rate compare
More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Cyprus was 24.1 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 Rate in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 Rate in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Cyprus ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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