Paying taxes: Time in Belarus

Belarus: Paying taxes: Time was 170 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
170 hours per year
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
117th
of 190 countries
All-time high
986.5 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
170 hours per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Belarus, 2005–2019

2004006008001.0k2005201220192005: 986.5 hours per year2006: 986.5 hours per year2007: 986.5 hours per year2008: 986.5 hours per year2009: 900 hours per year2010: 798 hours per year2011: 654 hours per year2012: 338 hours per year2013: 319 hours per year2014: 183 hours per year2015: 176 hours per year2016: 176 hours per year2017: 184 hours per year2018: 184 hours per year2019: 170 hours per year

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Belarus, 2005 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -48.3% 654 hours per year 338 hours per year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 115 Cambodia 173 hours per year compare
  2. 116 Philippines 171 hours per year compare
  3. 117 Turkey 170 hours per year compare
  4. 119 Malawi 169 hours per year compare
  5. 120 Latvia 168.5 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
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 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.