Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Belarus
Belarus: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 35.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Belarus, 2003–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 35.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Belarus peaked at 47.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2022.
Belarus ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42.9% | — |
| 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% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 35.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 35.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.1% | 47.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 35.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.51 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Belarus?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 vs. income inequality recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Belarus ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.