Belarus

GDP growth in Belarus

GDP growth in Belarus: -7.6% a year in 1993 and 1.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.3% a year
Since 1993
+8.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
116 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
0.8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in BelarusGDP growth in Belarus: -7.6% a year in 1993 and 1.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 0.8% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 0.8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 11.5% a year in 2004, the lowest -11.7% a year in 1994.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelarus
20251.3
20244.4
20234.1
2022-4.5
20212.3
2020-0.7
20191.4
20183.1
20172.5
2016-2.5
2015-3.8
20142.5
20130.9
20121.6
20115.2
20107.8
20090.2
200810.2
20078.6
200610
20059.5
200411.5
20037.1
20025.1
20014.7
20005.8
19993.4
19988.4
199711.4
19962.8
1995-11.1
1994-11.7
1993-7.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelarus
20261.9
20271.2
20281.1
20290.9
20300.8
20310.8

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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