Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Belarus

Belarus: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 39.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
39.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 190 countries
All-time high
44.1%
in 2005
All-time low
39.0%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Belarus, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 44.1 % of profits2006: 44.1 % of profits2007: 44.1 % of profits2008: 39.6 % of profits2009: 39.6 % of profits2010: 39.3 % of profits2011: 39 % of profits2012: 39 % of profits2013: 39 % of profits2014: 39 % of profits2015: 39 % of profits2016: 39 % of profits2017: 39 % of profits2018: 39 % of profits2019: 39 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belarus is 39.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belarus peaked at 44.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2011.

Belarus ranks 8th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Belarus, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 44.1%
2006 44.1% +0.0%
2007 44.1% +0.0%
2008 39.6% -10.2%
2009 39.6% +0.0%
2010 39.3% -0.8%
2011 39.0% -0.8%
2012 39.0% +0.0%
2013 39.0% +0.0%
2014 39.0% +0.0%
2015 39.0% +0.0%
2016 39.0% +0.0%
2017 39.0% +0.0%
2018 39.0% +0.0%
2019 39.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.3% 39.6% 44.1% 5
2010s 39.0% 39.0% 39.3% 10

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 5 Italy 42.9% compare
  2. 6 Slovakia 39.7% compare
  3. 7 Brazil 39.4% compare
  4. 9 Czechia 38.4% compare
  5. 10 Estonia 38.0% compare
  6. 11 Russia 36.6% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belarus?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belarus was 39.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2011.
How does Belarus rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Belarus ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.