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Belarus’ GDP down 1.2 percent in January
February 17, Pozirk. Belarus’ gross domestic product dropped by 1.2 percent year on year last month after a 1.3-percent increase in 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Biełstat) reproted.
GDP growth has been losing momentum throughout last year, falling short of the government’s targeted 4.1-percent expansion.
The government expects the economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2026.
The International Monetary Fund forecast Belarus’s economic growth at 1.4 percent in 2026. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Belarus to 2.3 percent, while the Eurasian Development Bank projected 1.8 percent economic growth.
Minsk, Minsk region accounted for half of GDP in 2025
January 21, Pozirk. Minsk and the Minsk region accounted for 50.6 percent of Belarus’ gross domestic product in 2025, according to Pozirk’s analysis of the National Statistical Committee’s (Biełstat) data. Last year, the economy grew by 1.3 percent to 286.7 …
