Tax revenue as share of GDP in Belarus
Belarus: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 35.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Belarus, 2000–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp in Belarus stood at 35.3%.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Belarus peaked at 47.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2022.
That places Belarus 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +201.8% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 14.2% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 35.3% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 17,377 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,067 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 26.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Belarus?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Belarus was 35.3% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Belarus ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.