Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Cyprus
Cyprus: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 67.16 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Cyprus stood at 67.16 Rate. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Cyprus peaked at 67.16 Rate in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.4 Rate, in 2007.
That places Cyprus 35th 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 - unemployment trap in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62.7 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 62.5 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.4 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.3 Rate | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 64.2 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 64 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.4 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.1 Rate | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 66.8 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 66.6 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 66.2 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.47 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 67.16 Rate | +1.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 67.16 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.31 Rate, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 67.16 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.12 Rate, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.53 Rate | 62.4 Rate | 62.7 Rate | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.22 Rate | 64 Rate | 64.4 Rate | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.55 Rate | 66.1 Rate | 67.16 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 - unemployment trap in Cyprus?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Cyprus was 67.16 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 67.16 Rate in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 Rate in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Cyprus ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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