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Cyprus vs Romania: tax rates compared

Cyprus has an income tax rate of 35%, 25pp above Romania's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Cyprus sits above it, Romania 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	RO	Difference
Income Tax	35%	10%	CY +25 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	12.5%	16%	RO +3.5 pp
VAT	19%	21%	RO +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax	0%	3%	RO +3 pp
Crypto Tax	8%	16%	RO +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
Romania	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	+25 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
Romania	16%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	−3.5 pp	Romania higher

Romania has a corporate tax rate of 16%, 3.5pp above Cyprus's 12.5%. 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
Romania	21%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Corporate, Significant developments) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	−2 pp	Romania higher

Romania has a VAT rate of 21%, 2pp above Cyprus's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above 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
Romania	3%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	−3 pp	Romania higher

Romania has a capital gains tax rate of 3%, 3pp above Cyprus's 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
Romania	16%	Source: Portal Legislativ (Monitorul Oficial) — Legea nr. 239/2025, amending the Fiscal Code · as of 2026-01-01
Difference	−8 pp	Romania higher

Romania has a crypto tax rate of 16%, 8pp above Cyprus's 8%. The 88-country average is 13%: Cyprus sits below it, Romania sits above 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
Romania	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Cyprus and Romania share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.