Belarus vs Russia

Belarus vs Russia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1.3% a year in Belarus and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belarus, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Russia.

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% a year · IMF

Belarus vs Russia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1.3% a year in Belarus and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belarus, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Russia.
BelarusRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belarus has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Belarus ranked 116 and Russia ranked 122 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belarus at 0.8% a year and Russia at 1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelarusRussia
20251.31
20244.44.9
20234.14.1
2022-4.5-1.4
20212.35.9
2020-0.7-2.7
20191.42.2
20183.12.8
20172.51.8
2016-2.50.2
2015-3.8-2
20142.50.7
20130.91.8
20121.64
20115.24
20107.84.5
20090.2-7.8
200810.25.2
20078.68.6
2006108.2
20059.56.4
200411.57.1
20037.17.4
20025.14.7
20014.75.1
20005.810.1
19993.46.3
19988.4-5.3
199711.41.4
19962.8-3.6
1995-11.1-4.1
1994-11.7-12.7
1993-7.6-8.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelarusRussia
20261.90.9
20271.20.9
20281.11
20290.91
20300.81
20310.81

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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