Belarus in figures
Back to BelarusConsumer prices in Belarus rose 168.6% in 2000 and 59.2% as late as 2012, and were still rising 6.6% a year in 2025. Real growth, which reached 11.4% in 2004, was 1.3% in 2025. The IMF projected no year above 1.2% through 2031.
GDP
$93.4 bn
2025
from $12.7 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$10 279
2025
from $1 276 in 2000
Real growth
1.3%
2025
from 5.8% in 2000
Inflation
6.6%
2025
from 168.6% in 2000
Unemployment
3.4%
2025
from 12.2% in 2000
Government debt
33.1%of GDP
2025
from 9.2% in 2004
Sections
Economy
How large Belarus's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output grew by 7.0% or more in each year from 2003 to 2008, peaking at 11.4% in 2004. Slow growth and contraction alternated after that. Output fell 3.8% in 2015, 2.5% in 2016, 0.7% in 2020 and 4.7% in 2022, and grew 4.3% in 2024. The IMF projected growth between 0.9% and 1.2% a year from 2026 to 2031. In current dollars GDP reached $78.8 billion in 2014, dropped to $47.7 billion in 2016 and was $93.4 billion in 2025. Manufacturing accounted for 20.5% of GDP in 2025, down from a peak of 28.6% in 2004, and industry as a whole, construction included, for 31.6%. Services reached 50.0% in 2025, from 39.9% in 2000. Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 6.9% in 2025.
$93.4 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $93.4 bn |
| 2024 | $78.6 bn |
| 2023 | $72.5 bn |
| 2022 | $73.8 bn |
| 2021 | $69.7 bn |
| 2020 | $61.4 bn |
| 2019 | $64.4 bn |
| 2018 | $60.0 bn |
| 2017 | $54.7 bn |
| 2016 | $47.7 bn |
| 2015 | $56.5 bn |
| 2014 | $78.8 bn |
| 2013 | $75.5 bn |
| 2012 | $65.7 bn |
| 2011 | $61.8 bn |
| 2010 | $57.2 bn |
| 2009 | $50.9 bn |
| 2008 | $60.8 bn |
| 2007 | $45.3 bn |
| 2006 | $37.0 bn |
| 2005 | $30.2 bn |
| 2004 | $23.1 bn |
| 2003 | $17.8 bn |
| 2002 | $14.6 bn |
| 2001 | $12.4 bn |
| 2000 | $12.7 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
1.3%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 0.9% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 0.9% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1% |
| 2022 | −4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | −0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | −2.5% |
| 2015 | −3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% |
| 2007 | 8.6% |
| 2006 | 10.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% |
| 2004 | 11.4% |
| 2003 | 7.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.8% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$10 2792025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10 279 | $34 716 |
| 2024 | $8 606 | $33 166 |
| 2023 | $7 897 | $30 860 |
| 2022 | $7 995 | $28 425 |
| 2021 | $7 490 | $27 611 |
| 2020 | $6 543 | $24 872 |
| 2019 | $6 838 | $22 302 |
| 2018 | $6 360 | $20 026 |
| 2017 | $5 786 | $18 414 |
| 2016 | $5 040 | $17 832 |
| 2015 | $5 967 | $18 134 |
| 2014 | $8 341 | $19 038 |
| 2013 | $7 998 | $19 014 |
| 2012 | $6 953 | $18 115 |
| 2011 | $6 528 | $16 563 |
| 2010 | $6 035 | $15 339 |
| 2009 | $5 352 | $14 034 |
| 2008 | $6 376 | $13 886 |
| 2007 | $4 735 | $12 320 |
| 2006 | $3 848 | $10 995 |
| 2005 | $3 126 | $9 637 |
| 2004 | $2 378 | $8 483 |
| 2003 | $1 820 | $7 362 |
| 2002 | $1 479 | $6 697 |
| 2001 | $1 244 | $6 238 |
| 2000 | $1 276 | $5 796 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
From 168.6% in 2000, inflation dropped to 7.0% in 2006, rose to 53.2% in 2011 and 59.2% in 2012, and has not exceeded 18.3% since 2013. Prices rose 15.2% in 2022 and 6.6% in 2025; the IMF projected 5.0% for 2030 and 2031. Unemployment fell or held level in every year, from 12.2% in 2000 to 3.4% in 2025. Youth unemployment went from 21.7% in 2000 to 9.2% in 2025.
6.6%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 5.1% |
| 2028 (projection) | 5.7% |
| 2027 (projection) | 6.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 6.4% |
| 2025 | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% |
| 2021 | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 13.5% |
| 2014 | 18.1% |
| 2013 | 18.3% |
| 2012 | 59.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% |
| 2009 | 12.9% |
| 2008 | 14.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% |
| 2006 | 7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.3% |
| 2004 | 18.1% |
| 2003 | 28.4% |
| 2002 | 42.5% |
| 2001 | 61.1% |
| 2000 | 168.6% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
3.4%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4% | 9.2% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 10.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | 12.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | 10.2% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | 9.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | 10.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | 10.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | 10.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | 10.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | 10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | 10.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | 10.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | 10.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | 12.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | 13.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | 14.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | 18.1% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | 19.3% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | 20.5% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | 21.7% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports equalled 55.1% of GDP in 2025 and imports 57.0%, after peaks of 78.8% in 2012 and 79.5% in 2011, and exports touched 48.9% in 2009. The current account deficit reached 14.5% of GDP in 2010. By 2022 the balance was a surplus of 3.8%. Foreign direct investment inflows peaked at 6.5% of GDP in 2011.
55.1%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.1% | 57.0% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | 65.1% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | 65.2% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | 57.9% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | 65.8% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | 68.9% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | 66.6% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | 62.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | 57.9% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | 55.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | 74.3% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | 59.8% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | 68.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | 67.2% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | 64.2% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | 59.1% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | 69.0% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | 67.4% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | 70.3% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | 72.4% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−1.9%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −1.9% |
| 2024 | −2.1% |
| 2023 | −1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | −0.3% |
| 2019 | −1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | −1.7% |
| 2016 | −3.4% |
| 2015 | −3.2% |
| 2014 | −6.6% |
| 2013 | −10.0% |
| 2012 | −2.8% |
| 2011 | −8.2% |
| 2010 | −14.5% |
| 2009 | −12.1% |
| 2008 | −8.2% |
| 2007 | −6.7% |
| 2006 | −3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | −5.2% |
| 2003 | −2.6% |
| 2002 | −2.2% |
| 2001 | −4.3% |
| 2000 | −3.6% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
1.7%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The IMF series for gross debt begins in 2004, at 9.2% of GDP. Debt reached 58.2% in 2011, fell back to 36.9% in 2012 and climbed again to 53.5% in 2016; by 2025 it was 33.1%, and the IMF projected 28.2% for 2031. Borrowing peaked at 10.9% of GDP in 2008. It ran small surpluses in 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019 and from 2023 to 2025. Tax revenue was 13.0% of GDP in 2024, against 25.4% in 2008.
33.1%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 28.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 28.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | 29.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 30.7% |
| 2027 (projection) | 31.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 33.1% |
| 2025 | 33.1% |
| 2024 | 38.7% |
| 2023 | 40.7% |
| 2022 | 40.8% |
| 2021 | 41.2% |
| 2020 | 47.5% |
| 2019 | 41.0% |
| 2018 | 47.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5% |
| 2015 | 53.0% |
| 2014 | 38.8% |
| 2013 | 36.9% |
| 2012 | 36.9% |
| 2011 | 58.2% |
| 2010 | 36.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3% |
| 2007 | 15.8% |
| 2006 | 12.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
0.2%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −0.3% |
| 2030 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | −0.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | −2.0% |
| 2021 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | −2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | −1.7% |
| 2015 | −3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% |
| 2013 | −1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | −2.8% |
| 2010 | −4.2% |
| 2009 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −10.9% |
| 2007 | −7.8% |
| 2006 | −7.7% |
| 2005 | −6.7% |
| 2004 | −7.1% |
| 2003 | −6.7% |
| 2002 | −7.8% |
| 2001 | −4.7% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
13.0%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2% |
| 2021 | 12.8% |
| 2020 | 12.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7% |
| 2017 | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7% |
| 2013 | 13.3% |
| 2012 | 14.7% |
| 2011 | 14.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% |
| 2009 | 18.6% |
| 2008 | 25.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% |
| 2005 | 20.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4% |
| 2003 | 17.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 15.8% |
| 2000 | 16.6% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Belarus
Belarus had 9,979,610 people in 2000 by the World Bank's estimate and 9,085,991 in 2025. The count rose from 2014 to 2016 and fell in every other year. Net migration was positive from 2009 to 2018 and negative from 2019, at 33,954 a year until 2021. Births per woman were 1.73 in 2016 and 1.22 in 2024. People aged 65 or over made up 18.3% of residents in 2025, against 13.5% in 2000, and life expectancy reached 74.4 years in 2024.
9.09 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.09 m |
| 2024 | 9.13 m |
| 2023 | 9.18 m |
| 2022 | 9.23 m |
| 2021 | 9.30 m |
| 2020 | 9.38 m |
| 2019 | 9.42 m |
| 2018 | 9.44 m |
| 2017 | 9.46 m |
| 2016 | 9.47 m |
| 2015 | 9.46 m |
| 2014 | 9.45 m |
| 2013 | 9.44 m |
| 2012 | 9.45 m |
| 2011 | 9.46 m |
| 2010 | 9.48 m |
| 2009 | 9.50 m |
| 2008 | 9.53 m |
| 2007 | 9.56 m |
| 2006 | 9.60 m |
| 2005 | 9.66 m |
| 2004 | 9.73 m |
| 2003 | 9.80 m |
| 2002 | 9.87 m |
| 2001 | 9.93 m |
| 2000 | 9.98 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.9% | 65.8% | 18.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | 66.0% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | 66.3% | 17.1% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | 66.5% | 16.5% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | 66.9% | 16.1% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | 67.2% | 15.7% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | 67.7% | 15.4% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | 68.1% | 15.1% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | 68.5% | 14.8% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | 69.0% | 14.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | 69.5% | 14.3% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | 70.1% | 14.1% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | 70.6% | 13.8% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | 71.0% | 13.7% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | 71.3% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | 71.2% | 13.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | 71.0% | 14.2% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | 70.7% | 14.5% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | 70.3% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | 70.0% | 14.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | 69.8% | 14.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | 69.4% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | 69.1% | 14.3% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | 68.7% | 14.0% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | 68.3% | 13.8% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | 67.9% | 13.5% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.222024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.22 |
| 2023 | 1.21 |
| 2022 | 1.33 |
| 2021 | 1.37 |
| 2020 | 1.37 |
| 2019 | 1.38 |
| 2018 | 1.45 |
| 2017 | 1.54 |
| 2016 | 1.73 |
| 2015 | 1.72 |
| 2014 | 1.70 |
| 2013 | 1.67 |
| 2012 | 1.62 |
| 2011 | 1.52 |
| 2010 | 1.49 |
| 2009 | 1.51 |
| 2008 | 1.49 |
| 2007 | 1.43 |
| 2006 | 1.34 |
| 2005 | 1.25 |
| 2004 | 1.23 |
| 2003 | 1.23 |
| 2002 | 1.24 |
| 2001 | 1.29 |
| 2000 | 1.32 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
74.4 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.4 years |
| 2023 | 74.2 years |
| 2022 | 74.1 years |
| 2021 | 72.1 years |
| 2020 | 72.1 years |
| 2019 | 74.2 years |
| 2018 | 74.2 years |
| 2017 | 74.1 years |
| 2016 | 73.8 years |
| 2015 | 73.6 years |
| 2014 | 73.0 years |
| 2013 | 72.5 years |
| 2012 | 72.0 years |
| 2011 | 70.5 years |
| 2010 | 70.4 years |
| 2009 | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 70.5 years |
| 2007 | 70.2 years |
| 2006 | 69.4 years |
| 2005 | 68.8 years |
| 2004 | 69.0 years |
| 2003 | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 68.1 years |
| 2001 | 68.5 years |
| 2000 | 68.9 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−3 0202025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 18 088 people, in 2015.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −3 020 |
| 2024 | −3 119 |
| 2023 | −3 034 |
| 2022 | −8 000 |
| 2021 | −33 954 |
| 2020 | −33 954 |
| 2019 | −33 954 |
| 2018 | 8 615 |
| 2017 | 3 337 |
| 2016 | 8 272 |
| 2015 | 18 088 |
| 2014 | 14 979 |
| 2013 | 10 550 |
| 2012 | 10 903 |
| 2011 | 5 686 |
| 2010 | 10 300 |
| 2009 | 13 610 |
| 2008 | −495 |
| 2007 | −4 013 |
| 2006 | −8 303 |
| 2005 | −15 451 |
| 2004 | −10 424 |
| 2003 | −10 795 |
| 2002 | −11 945 |
| 2001 | −4 469 |
| 2000 | 1 812 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use reached 94.3% of people in 2024, from 1.9% in 2000. Inequality narrowed. The Gini coefficient fell from 31.2 in 2000 to 24.4 in 2020, public spending on education was 6.2% of GDP in 2000 and 5.0% in 2024, and health spending reached 7.1% in 2023.
7.1%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% |
| 2005 | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.7% |
| 2000 | 5.3% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
5.0%2024
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7% |
| 2000 | 6.2% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
94.3%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 89.5% |
| 2021 | 86.9% |
| 2020 | 85.1% |
| 2019 | 82.8% |
| 2018 | 79.1% |
| 2017 | 74.4% |
| 2016 | 71.1% |
| 2015 | 62.2% |
| 2014 | 59.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2% |
| 2012 | 46.9% |
| 2011 | 39.6% |
| 2010 | 31.8% |
| 2009 | 27.4% |
| 2008 | 23.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% |
| 2006 | 16.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
24.42020
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24.4 |
| 2019 | 25.3 |
| 2018 | 25.2 |
| 2017 | 25.4 |
| 2016 | 25.3 |
| 2015 | 25.6 |
| 2014 | 27.2 |
| 2013 | 26.6 |
| 2012 | 26.5 |
| 2011 | 27.2 |
| 2010 | 28.6 |
| 2009 | 27.7 |
| 2008 | 27.8 |
| 2007 | 29.6 |
| 2006 | 28.3 |
| 2005 | 27.6 |
| 2004 | 26.5 |
| 2003 | 28.8 |
| 2002 | 30.3 |
| 2001 | 30.6 |
| 2000 | 31.2 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
79.5%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.5% |
| 2024 | 79.2% |
| 2023 | 78.8% |
| 2022 | 78.5% |
| 2021 | 78.1% |
| 2020 | 77.8% |
| 2019 | 77.5% |
| 2018 | 77.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% |
| 2016 | 76.8% |
| 2015 | 76.6% |
| 2014 | 76.3% |
| 2013 | 76.0% |
| 2012 | 75.5% |
| 2011 | 75.1% |
| 2010 | 74.5% |
| 2009 | 74.2% |
| 2008 | 73.5% |
| 2007 | 73.1% |
| 2006 | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 72.0% |
| 2004 | 71.8% |
| 2003 | 71.3% |
| 2002 | 70.9% |
| 2001 | 70.3% |
| 2000 | 69.9% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewable sources generated 3.1% of electricity in 2021, up from 0.1% in 2000, and supplied 8.2% of final energy use. Carbon dioxide emissions were 5.9 tonnes per person in 2024, close to the 5.6 tonnes of 2000, with a high of 7.0 tonnes in 2010. Forests took up 43.4% of the land in 2023.
3.1%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
8.2%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8% |
| 2004 | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.3% |
| 2000 | 5.7% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
5.9 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.9 t |
| 2023 | 5.9 t |
| 2022 | 6.1 t |
| 2021 | 6.3 t |
| 2020 | 6.2 t |
| 2019 | 6.5 t |
| 2018 | 6.7 t |
| 2017 | 6.4 t |
| 2016 | 6.2 t |
| 2015 | 6.3 t |
| 2014 | 6.8 t |
| 2013 | 6.8 t |
| 2012 | 6.8 t |
| 2011 | 6.7 t |
| 2010 | 7.0 t |
| 2009 | 6.5 t |
| 2008 | 6.8 t |
| 2007 | 6.4 t |
| 2006 | 6.5 t |
| 2005 | 6.2 t |
| 2004 | 6.1 t |
| 2003 | 5.7 t |
| 2002 | 5.6 t |
| 2001 | 5.5 t |
| 2000 | 5.6 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
43.4%2023
+2.6 points since 2000, between 40.8% and 43.4% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 43.4% |
| 2022 | 43.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% |
| 2020 | 43.2% |
| 2019 | 43.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% |
| 2017 | 43.0% |
| 2016 | 42.9% |
| 2015 | 42.5% |
| 2014 | 42.5% |
| 2013 | 42.5% |
| 2012 | 42.5% |
| 2011 | 42.5% |
| 2010 | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 42.4% |
| 2008 | 42.2% |
| 2007 | 42.0% |
| 2006 | 41.8% |
| 2005 | 41.7% |
| 2004 | 41.5% |
| 2003 | 41.3% |
| 2002 | 41.1% |
| 2001 | 41.0% |
| 2000 | 40.8% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Belarus's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1991
- Government
- presidential system, republic
- Official languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +375
- Internet domain
- .by · .бел
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Belarus in figures
What was the Belarusian economy worth in 2025?
The World Bank put GDP at $93.4 billion in 2025 in current US dollars, or $10,279 per person. Adjusted for purchasing power, GDP per person was $34,716 in 2025.
How fast are prices rising in Belarus?
Belarusian prices went up 6.6% in 2025, after 5.8% in 2024, by the World Bank's measure. It had been 59.2% in 2012 and 168.6% in 2000. The IMF's projection for 2026 was 6.4%.
How fast is the Belarusian economy expected to grow?
The IMF projected real growth of 1.2% for 2026 and 0.9% for 2031, after World Bank figures of 1.3% for 2025 and 4.3% for 2024.
How much debt does the Belarusian government have?
General government gross debt was 33.1% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, down from 58.2% in 2011, and the IMF projected 31.5% for 2027 and 28.2% for 2031.
How many people live in Belarus?
The World Bank estimated the population at 9,085,991 in 2025, against 9,979,610 in 2000. On the country record, dated 1 January 2026, the figure is 9,056,080.
What is unemployment in Belarus?
The World Bank puts unemployment at 3.4% in 2025 and 12.2% in 2000. The IMF's own estimate was 2.9% for 2025, and it projected the same rate for every year to 2031.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q184 · World Bank data · Europe