Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Belarus: key statistics
Belarus has 9.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $10,279. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Minsk
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Belarusian ruble BYN
- Languages
- Russian, Belarusian
- ISO codes
- BYBLR
Population9.1m2025 · rank 99 of 217GDP$93.4bn2025 · rank 81 of 211GDP per capita$10,2792025 · rank 104 of 211Life expectancy74.4 yrs2024 · rank 114 of 217Internet users94.3%2024 · rank 33 of 188Fertility1.222024 · rank 197 of 217CO₂ per person5.94 t2024 · rank 43 of 203Inflation6.6%2025 · rank 35 of 180
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Belarus, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Belarus by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9.1m | 2025 | 99/217 | 24/58 | −4.0% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.51% | 2025 | 200/217 | 51/58 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 79.5% | 2025 | 60/217 | 18/58 | +2.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.22 | 2024 | 197/217 | 50/58 | −28% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 18.3% | 2025 | 47/217 | 37/58 | +4.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.9% | 2025 | 168/217 | 26/58 | −0.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 45.0 | 2024 | 159/216 | 45/57 | −3.3% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 7.0 | 2024 | 202/217 | 49/58 | −44% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 207,629 km² | 2024 | 85/216 | 18/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $93.4bn | 2025 | 81/211 | 32/57 | +65% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $10,279 | 2025 | 104/211 | 47/57 | +72% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $34,716 | 2025 | 74/199 | 39/53 | +91% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $9,160 | 2025 | 97/201 | 43/53 | +36% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 165/210 | 37/56 | +5.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 125/210 | 29/56 | +5.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 6.9% | 2025 | 92/198 | 12/56 | +0.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 31.6% | 2025 | 47/201 | 10/57 | −1.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 50.0% | 2025 | 146/201 | 51/57 | +2.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 27.1% | 2025 | 48/175 | 12/51 | −1.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 25.4% | 2025 | 62/163 | 18/49 | −3.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 6.6% | 2025 | 35/180 | 9/49 | −6.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 0.0% | 2025 | 116/136 | 21/24 | −1.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 10.9% | 2025 | 52/136 | 10/24 | −7.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 3.07 | 2025 | 130/210 | 23/57 | +93% | — | |
| Government debt | 33.2% | 2019 | 60/78 | 14/19 | +14.7 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 13.0% | 2024 | 98/142 | 42/48 | +0.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 28.5% | 2023 | 60/142 | 37/47 | +0.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 46.1% | 2024 | 52/119 | 13/20 | −6.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.40% | 2025 | 44/156 | 16/47 | +0.6 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 55.1% | 2025 | 44/184 | 17/52 | −2.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 57.0% | 2025 | 59/184 | 22/52 | −0.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 112.1% | 2025 | 47/184 | 19/52 | −3.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.2% | 2025 | 93/185 | 28/50 | +2.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.8% | 2025 | 114/197 | 28/51 | −1.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.5% | 2025 | 85/178 | 16/50 | +0.9 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 3.6m | 2020 | 48/196 | 26/51 | −37% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.4% | 2025 | 133/187 | 44/49 | −2.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.2% | 2025 | 127/187 | 41/49 | −1.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 62.7% | 2025 | 85/187 | 16/49 | −1.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 56.8% | 2025 | 67/187 | 17/49 | −1.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $115m | 2023 | 113/145 | 16/19 | +7.1% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 2023 | 121/139 | 15/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $12.5 | 2023 | 123/145 | 16/19 | +10% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2020 | 138/151 | 41/47 | −0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2020 | 137/151 | 37/47 | −1.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 3.5% | 2024 | 144/145 | 47/47 | −1.3 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 24.4 | 2020 | 149/151 | 46/47 | −15% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 109/167 | 9/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 33.9% | 2025 | 51/190 | 25/52 | +6.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.9% | 2019 | 8/141 | 7/27 | +0.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.9% | 2019 | 9/147 | 8/28 | +0.4 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 96.8% | 2024 | 131/191 | 44/53 | −2.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 94.8% | 2024 | 80/176 | 37/53 | −8.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 70.1% | 2024 | 51/172 | 31/52 | −24.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 95.8% | 2024 | 75/168 | 33/47 | −5.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.2 | 2018 | 85/173 | 6/48 | +25% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.0% | 2024 | 61/184 | 19/49 | +0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.4 yrs | 2024 | 114/217 | 51/58 | +1.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 1.8 | 2024 | 192/196 | 49/52 | −45% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.3 | 2024 | 192/196 | 48/52 | −47% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 1 | 2023 | 193/194 | 50/51 | −50% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.1% | 2023 | 83/193 | 35/52 | +1.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $558 | 2023 | 82/193 | 43/52 | +23% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.72 | 2023 | 12/180 | 9/50 | +20% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 98% | 2024 | 21/193 | 8/51 | −1.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 1.2% | 2023 | 149/154 | 24/28 | −3.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 55/206 | 31/56 | +1.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.7% | 2024 | 28/203 | 11/54 | +2.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.3% | 2024 | 33/188 | 17/51 | +35.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 131.1 | 2024 | 55/210 | 15/56 | +8.9% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 36.3 | 2024 | 39/208 | 24/55 | +28% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 13/215 | 6/57 | +3.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 8/192 | 2/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.94 t | 2024 | 43/203 | 19/49 | −12% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 8.2% | 2021 | 157/212 | 46/54 | +0.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 3.1% | 2021 | 177/206 | 50/51 | +2.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 44.1% | 2024 | 69/214 | 10/57 | +1.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 27.2% | 2024 | 35/206 | 16/53 | −0.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 4.2% | 2022 | 112/177 | 35/47 | −0.3 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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