Belarus or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Belarus, ahead by 0.8 FiScore point.

Tax Belarus United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 20% 21% −1.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 13% to 17% 10% to 37% −20.0 points
VAT standard rate 20% 11.73% +8.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Belarus

Tax base up to 25 million BYN 20%
Tax base over 25 million BYN since 2024 25%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Belarus page See the United States page