Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus
Cyprus: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus peaked at 10.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2019.
Cyprus ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -33.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +86.8% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 8.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +86.8% | 5.0% | 9.4% |
| 2005 | -33.8% | 10.1% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | -25.0% | 6.7% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 36 Greece 8.8% compare
- 37 Denmark 8.7% compare
- 38 North Macedonia 8.7% compare
- 40 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.3% compare
- 41 Algeria 8.0% compare
- 42 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.7% compare
More development goals data for Cyprus
- Red List Index 0.8363 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7295 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,072 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Cyprus was 8.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Cyprus rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Cyprus ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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