Tax revenue in Belarus
Belarus: Tax revenue was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Belarus stood at 13.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Belarus peaked at 26.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2022.
That places Belarus 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.5% | — |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Belarus?
- Tax revenue in Belarus was 13.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for tax revenue?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.