Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia
Russia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia, 1994–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Russia recorded 4.6% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and up 143.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia peaked at 14.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2016.
Russia ranks 146th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.5% | — |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -50.4% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +38.3% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -43.6% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -70.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +57.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | -171.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -253.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +99.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -39.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +253.4% | -1.4% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 7.3% | 14.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 1.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 7.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia was 4.6% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Russia ranks 146th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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.