{"id":188133,"date":"2026-05-19T16:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188133\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:47:22","slug":"brest-and-homiel-regions-minsk-report-gdp-growth-in-january-april","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188133\/","title":{"rendered":"Brest and Homiel regions, Minsk report GDP growth in January-April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 19,\u00a0Pozirk.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Only the Brest and Homiel regions and the city of Minsk reported regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the first four months of 2026, according to the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk\u2019s economy grew by 1.1 percent year on year, while the Brest region posted growth of 2.4 percent and the Homiel region of 0.2 percent. The Viciebsk region\u2019s economy contracted by 1.7 percent; the Mahilo\u016d region reported a decline by 1.4 percent; the Minsk region, by 1.1 percent; and the Hrodna region, by 1.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk and the Minsk region accounted for 33.3 and 18.2 percent of Belarus\u2019 GDP, respectively, followed by the Brest region with 11.4 percent, Homiel region with 11 percent, the Hrodna region with 10.2 percent, the Viciebsk region with 8.3 percent and the Mahilo\u016d region with 7.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Bie\u0142stat, Belarus\u2019 GDP resumed modest growth in the first four months of 2026, at 0.2 percent, after a 2.8-percent rise in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government projects the economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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