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 187 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 187 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.

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

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  4. 119 Malawi 169 hours per year compare
  5. 120 Latvia 168.5 hours per year compare

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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 187 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.