Self-employed contributions in Cyprus

As self-employed you pay Social Insurance and GeSY yourself. Choose your occupational category and enter the year's income.

Amounts come from the Social Insurance Services' 2026 table.

Occupational category

Net income from your work for the year

You are approved to pay on your actual incomeIf your income is below the minimum for your category, you can apply with supporting evidence.

How it's calculated

Social Insurance is 16.6% of your insurable earnings.
Each category has a weekly minimum: the basic insurable earnings (€220.76) times the category factor. If you earn less, you pay on the minimum unless you're approved to pay on actual income.
Earnings count up to €1,325 a week. We take the year as 52 weeks.
GeSY is 4% of income, up to €180,000 a year.

With €30,000 of income in category 16 (other occupations), you're above the category minimum. You pay €4,980 Social Insurance and €1,200 GeSY a year.

What if my income is below the minimum?

You can apply with evidence of your income to pay contributions on your actual income.

What if I'm employed and self-employed?

You're insured for both. With two self-employed occupations, you're insured only for the one with the higher insurable earnings.

Will the rate change?

Yes. Under the Insured Person's Guide it becomes 17.6% from 2029 and rises again in 2034 and 2039.

Self-employed: Someone who works on their own account rather than as an employee.

Up-to-date official data

Data checked against the official source on 26 October 2026.

We check the official sources automatically, every day.