Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Belarus
Belarus: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belarus is 7.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belarus peaked at 28.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 151st of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18.0% | — |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -49.0% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -51.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +123.4% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -39.6% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +42.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 12.5% | 28.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 9.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 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 7.3% 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 28.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belarus ranks 151st 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 13.6%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.