Cyprus has a large network of double income tax treaties which reduce significantly withholding taxes for payments outside of treaty countries. A summary of the main withholding tax rates can be found below:
| |
Received in Cyprus |
| |
Dividends |
Interest |
Royalties |
| |
% |
% |
% |
| Armenia (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Austria |
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Belarus |
5 |
(4) |
5 |
|
5 |
|
| Belgium |
10 |
(1) |
10 |
(16) |
0 |
|
| Bulgaria |
5 |
(19) |
7 |
(25) |
10 |
(20) |
| Canada |
15 |
|
15 |
(7) |
10 |
(11) |
| China |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Czech Republic (29) |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Denmark |
10 |
(1) |
10 |
(9) |
0 |
|
| Egypt |
15 |
|
15 |
|
10 |
|
| France |
10 |
(2) |
10 |
(9) |
0 |
(26) |
| Germany |
10 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
0 |
(26) |
| Greece |
25 |
(21) |
10 |
|
0 |
(12) |
| Hungary |
5 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
0 |
|
| India |
10 |
(2) |
10 |
(8) |
15 |
(15) |
| Ireland |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
(12) |
| Italy |
15 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
< |
| Kuwait |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Kyrgyzstan (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Lebanon |
5 |
|
5 |
(16) |
0 |
|
| Malta |
0 |
(22) |
10 |
(8) |
10 |
|
| Mauritius |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Montenegro (28) |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Norway |
5 |
(3) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Poland |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
|
| Romania |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Russia |
5 |
(6) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
| San Marino |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Serbia (28) |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Seychelles |
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
| Singapore |
0 |
|
10 |
(23) |
10 |
|
| Slovakia (29) |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Slovenia (28) |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| South Africa |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Sweden |
5 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
0 |
|
| Syria > |
0 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
15 |
(13) |
| Tajikistan (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Thailand |
10 |
|
10 |
(17) |
5 |
(18) |
| Ukraine (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| United Kingdom |
0 |
(24) |
10 |
|
0 |
(26) |
| USA |
15 |
(5) |
10 |
(10) |
0 |
|
| Uzbekistan (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Paid from Cyprus * |
| |
Dividends
|
Interest
|
Royalties
|
| |
% |
% |
% |
| Non-Treaty Countries |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
** |
| Armenia (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Austria |
10 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Belarus |
5 |
(4) |
5 |
|
5 |
|
| Belgium |
10 |
(1) |
10 |
(16) |
0 |
|
| Bulgaria |
5 |
(19) |
7 |
(25) |
10 |
(20) |
| Canada |
15 |
|
15 |
(7) |
10 |
(11) |
| China |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Czech Republic (29) |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Denmark |
10 |
(1) |
10 |
(9) |
0 |
|
| Egypt |
15 |
|
15 |
|
10 |
|
| France |
10 |
(2) |
10 |
(9) |
0 |
(26) |
| Germany |
10 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
0 |
(26) |
| Greece |
25 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
(12) |
| Hungary |
5 |
|
10 |
(8) |
0 |
|
| India |
10 |
(2) |
10 |
(8) |
15 |
(15) |
| Ireland |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
(12) |
| Italy |
15 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
| Kuwait |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Kyrgyzstan (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Lebanon |
5 |
|
5 |
(16) |
0 |
|
| Malta |
0 |
|
10 |
(8) |
10 |
|
| Mauritius |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Montenegro (28) |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Norway |
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Poland |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
|
| Romania |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Russia |
5 |
(6) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
| San Marino |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Serbia (28) |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Seychelles |
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
| Singapore |
0 |
|
10 |
(23) |
10 |
|
| Slovakia (29) |
10 |
|
10 |
(8) |
5 |
(14) |
| Slovenia (28) |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| South Africa |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Sweden |
5 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
0 |
|
| Syria |
0 |
(1) |
10 |
(8) |
15 |
(13) |
| Tajikistan (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| Thailand |
10 |
|
10 |
(17) |
5 |
(18) |
| Ukraine (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| United Kingdom |
0 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
(26) |
| USA |
15 |
|
10 |
(10) |
0 |
|
| Uzbekistan (27) |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|