Social contributions (% of revenue) in Belarus
Belarus: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 35.5% for social contributions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Belarus peaked at 40.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 14th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.2% | — |
| 1993 | 26.7% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +4.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 35.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 35.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 24.3% | 34.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 31.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.1% | 37.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Belarus?
- Social contributions in Belarus was 35.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for social contributions?
- Belarus ranks 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.