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Belarus vs Slovakia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Belarus's income tax rate (30%) tops Slovakia's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Belarus sits above it, Slovakia sits below it. Belarus's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Slovakia's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BY | SK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 25% | BY +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 24% | BY +1 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 23% | SK +3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 13% | 0% | BY +13 pp |
| Crypto Tax | 13% | 35% | SK +22 pplargest gap |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 30% | Source: Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus — "Aleksandr Lukashenko approves changes to tax legislation" · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Slovakia | 25% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Belarus higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Slovakia | 24% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Belarus higher |
Between the two, Belarus's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Slovakia's (24%) by 1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 20% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus (Special Part), Article 122 — consolidated text via pravo.by, linked from the Ministry of Taxes and Duties' official site · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Slovakia | 23% | Source: Finančná správa Slovenskej republiky — Sadzby dane (VAT rates) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Slovakia higher |
Between the two, Slovakia's VAT rate (23%) tops Belarus's (20%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Belarus's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Slovakia's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 13% | Source: Republic of Belarus — Tax Code (Special Part), Ministry of Finance consolidated text (Art. 160: tax base for income from securities transactions; Art. 173: personal income tax rates) · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Slovakia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Slovak Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20 |
| Difference | +13 pp | Belarus higher |
Between the two, Belarus's capital gains tax rate (13%) tops Slovakia's (0%) by 13pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Belarus sits above it, Slovakia sits below it.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 13% | Source: Belarus Ministry of Taxes and Duties (MNS) — Clarification on the taxation of individuals' income from token transactions · as of 2025-08-26 |
| Slovakia | 35% | Source: Slov-Lex — Zákon č. 595/2003 Z. z. o dani z príjmov (znenie účinné od 1.1.2026), §2, §4, §8, §9 a §15 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −22 pp | Slovakia higher |
Between the two, Slovakia's crypto tax rate (35%) tops Belarus's (13%) by 22pp. The 88-country average is 13%: Belarus matches the world average, Slovakia sits above it. Belarus's figure is dated 2025-08-26 and Slovakia's 2026-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Wealth Tax.