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Cyprus vs Qatar: tax rates compared

Between the two, Cyprus's income tax rate (35%) tops Qatar's (0%) by 35pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Cyprus sits above it, Qatar sits below it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

six shared taxes, side by side
Tax	CY	QA	Difference
Income Tax	35%	0%	CY +35 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	12.5%	10%	CY +2.5 pp
VAT	19%	0%	CY +19 pp
Capital Gains Tax	0%	0%	match
Crypto Tax	8%	0%	CY +8 pp
Wealth Tax	0%	0%	match

Income Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Cyprus	35%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-18
Qatar	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference	+35 pp	Cyprus higher

Corporate Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Cyprus	12.5%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Qatar	10%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+2.5 pp	Cyprus higher

Between the two, Cyprus's corporate tax rate (12.5%) tops Qatar's (10%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Cyprus	19%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-18
Qatar	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference	+19 pp	Cyprus higher

Between the two, Cyprus's VAT rate (19%) tops Qatar's (0%) by 19pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Cyprus sits above it, Qatar sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Cyprus	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-18
Qatar	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cyprus and Qatar both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Cyprus	8%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-18
Qatar	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference	+8 pp	Cyprus higher

Between the two, Cyprus's crypto tax rate (8%) tops Qatar's (0%) by 8pp. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Cyprus	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-18
Qatar	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cyprus and Qatar both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.