Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Belarus
Belarus: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.0% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
That represents a change of up 47.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belarus peaked at 20.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
That places Belarus 149th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.5% | — |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +65.7% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -52.6% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +147.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -39.6% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +47.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +147.7% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.7% | 20.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belarus?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belarus was 3.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belarus ranks 149th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.