Belarus

Government debt in Belarus

Government debt in Belarus: 9.2% of GDP in 2004 and 31.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
31.3% of GDP
Since 2004
+22 percentage points
Rank, 2025
124 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
27% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in BelarusGovernment debt in Belarus: 9.2% of GDP in 2004 and 31.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 27% of GDP 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 27% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 58.2% of GDP in 2011, the lowest 8.1% of GDP in 2005.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBelarus
202531.3
202438.7
202340.7
202240.8
202141.2
202047.5
201941
201847.5
201753.2
201653.5
201553
201438.8
201336.9
201237
201158.2
201036.8
200932.6
200820.3
200715.8
200612.3
20058.1
20049.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelarus
202631.1
202730.2
202829.5
202928.4
203027.7
203127

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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