Taxes on international trade in Belarus
Belarus: Taxes on international trade was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in Belarus stood at 10.1%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Belarus peaked at 21.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1992.
That places Belarus 37th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.4% | — |
| 1993 | 17.3% | +292.6% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -43.2% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +41.8% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +140.6% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +57.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -31.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 4.4% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 5.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Belarus?
- Taxes on international trade in Belarus was 10.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for taxes on international trade?
- Belarus ranks 37th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.