Taxes on goods and services in Belarus
Belarus: Taxes on goods and services was 28.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 28.0% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Belarus peaked at 41.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2017.
That places Belarus 94th out of 156 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.
Taxes on goods and services in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 39.0% | — |
| 1993 | 31.9% | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 31.9% | 41.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 28.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.0% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 30.6% | 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 taxes on goods and services in Belarus?
- Taxes on goods and services in Belarus was 28.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Belarus ranks 94th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.