Paying taxes: Time in Belarus
Belarus: Paying taxes: Time was 170 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time in Belarus, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Belarus is 170 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Belarus peaked at 986.5 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 170 hours per year, in 2019.
That places Belarus 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Time in Belarus, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 986.5 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 986.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 986.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 986.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 900 hours per year | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 798 hours per year | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 654 hours per year | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 338 hours per year | -48.3% |
| 2013 | 319 hours per year | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 183 hours per year | -42.6% |
| 2015 | 176 hours per year | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 176 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 184 hours per year | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 184 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 170 hours per year | -7.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 170 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 170 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Time in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -48.3% | 654 hours per year | 338 hours per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 969.2 hours per year | 900 hours per year | 986.5 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 318.2 hours per year | 170 hours per year | 798 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Belarus?
- Paying taxes: time in Belarus was 170 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 986.5 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for paying taxes: time?
- Belarus ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.