Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia
Russia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 14.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia stood at 14.4%.
That represents a change of down 33.2% on the previous year and up 269.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Russia peaked at 21.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.5%, in 2016.
That places Russia 145th 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 in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.9% | — |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -72.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +58.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +41.1% |
| 2016 | -4.5% | -181.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -238.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +60.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +79.4% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | -33.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 14.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 33% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 14.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 37% 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 | +238.4% | -4.5% | 6.2% |
| 2016 | -181.3% | 5.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 2.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -4.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 6.8% | 21.6% | 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 14.4% 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 21.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5% in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Russia ranks 145th 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 269.6%. 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.