Belarus — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Belarus, 1991–2025.
GDP growth for Belarus was 1.30% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.45% in 2004. The lowest was -11.70% in 1994 (about -9.0× the latest value).
Belarus ranks 165 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Belarus sits below it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 134%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 37 of 57 economies; Iceland (1.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3775% in 2010. That is 87% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 147th of 194 in 1991 → 57th of 199 in 2000 → 34th of 209 in 2010 → 48th of 209 in 2020 → 151st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3% | -3.0 pp |
| 2024 | 4.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 4.13% | +8.8 pp |
| 2022 | -4.66% | -7.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.44% | +3.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.67% | -2.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.45% | -1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 3.15% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 2.53% | +5.1 pp |
| 2016 | -2.53% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | -3.83% | -5.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1.65% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 1% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 1.71% | -3.8 pp |
| 2011 | 5.55% | -2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 7.75% | +7.6 pp |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -10.0 pp |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -1.4 pp |
| 2006 | 10% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -2.0 pp |
| 2004 | 11.45% | +4.4 pp |
| 2003 | 7.04% | +2.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.05% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 4.73% | -1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -5.0 pp |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -3.0 pp |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +8.6 pp |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +13.2 pp |
| 1995 | -10.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 1994 | -11.7% | -4.1 pp |
| 1993 | -7.6% | +2.0 pp |
| 1992 | -9.6% | -8.4 pp |
| 1991 | -1.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belarus’s GDP growth in 1992?
-9.6% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belarus’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +208.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.3%; 2024: 4.35%; 2023: 4.13%; 2022: -4.66%; 2021: 2.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.