{"id":155861,"date":"2025-09-17T11:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155861\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-gdp-posts-modest-growth-in-january-august","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155861\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus’ GDP posts modest growth in January-August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 17, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus\u2019 economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2025, up from 1.3 percent posted in January-July, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GDP growth has been losing momentum throughout the year: from 3.7 percent in January, to 3.1 percent in both the January\u2013February and January\u2013March periods, then down to 2.8 percent in January\u2013April, 2.5 in January-May and 2.1 percent in January-June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian economy is expected to cool down in the medium term, with GDP growth projected to be close to 2 percent in 2025, followed by a slowdown to 0-1.5 percent in 2026, according to a recent report by the BEROC think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experts anticipate a prolonged period before the equilibrium is restored, since overheating in the second quarter of 2025 was close to peak levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the slowdown, the government maintains a GDP growth target of 4.1 percent for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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