Belarus vs Russia
Belarus vs Russia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 6.6% a year in Belarus and 8.7% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.32 times that in Belarus.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 33 and Russia ranked 22 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belarus at 4.9% a year and Russia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Belarus | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.6 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 5.8 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 15.2 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 11.8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| 2014 | 18.1 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 18.3 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 59.2 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 53.2 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 13 | 11.7 |
| 2008 | 14.8 | 14.1 |
| 2007 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 10.3 | 12.7 |
| 2004 | 18.1 | 10.9 |
| 2003 | 28.4 | 13.7 |
| 2002 | 42.6 | 15.8 |
| 2001 | 61.1 | 21.5 |
| 2000 | 168.6 | 20.8 |
| 1999 | 293.7 | 85.8 |
| 1998 | 73 | 27.7 |
| 1997 | 63.8 | 14.8 |
| 1996 | 52.7 | 47.8 |
| 1995 | 709.3 | 197.3 |
| 1994 | 2,221 | 307.5 |
| 1993 | 1,190 | 874.3 |
| 1992 | 970.3 | 1,569 |
| 1991 | 83.5 | 135.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Belarus | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 2027 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 2028 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2029 | 5 | 4 |
| 2030 | 5 | 4 |
| 2031 | 4.9 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025