Taxes on exports in Belarus
Belarus: Taxes on exports was 5.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on exports in Belarus stood at 5.2%.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Belarus peaked at 24.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.
That places Belarus 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.3% | — |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +214.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -94.9% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +256.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +457.2% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -72.1% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +168.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -37.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +251.2% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -71.7% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +90.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -10.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 5.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 64.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 265.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +457.2% | 3.4% | 19.2% |
| 1995 | +256.5% | 0.8% | 3.0% |
| 2015 | +251.2% | 6.7% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 0.8% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 3.1% | 24.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 6.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 3.1% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 5 Solomon Islands 11.2% compare
- 6 Argentina 9.4% compare
- 7 Bahamas 9.0% compare
- 9 Niger 5.1%
- 10 Russian Federation 4.0% compare
- 11 Madagascar 3.9%
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 taxes on exports in Belarus?
- Taxes on exports in Belarus was 5.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for taxes on exports?
- Belarus ranks 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.