{"id":209054,"date":"2026-10-26T19:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209054\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:53:45","slug":"belarus-foreign-trade-reported-up-12-8-percent-in-january-august","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209054\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 foreign trade reported up 12.8 percent in January-August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 26, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 foreign trade in goods and services rose by 12.8 percent year on year in January-August 2026 to $75.5 billion, according to the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exports increased by 13.4 percent to $37,739 million, and imports by 12.2 percent to $37,746 million. The deficit amounted to $7.4 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade in goods rose by 21 percent year on year to $68.5 billion, with exports up 22.4 percent to $32.3 billion and imports up by 19.7 percent to $35.7 billion, according to Bie\u0142stat. The deficit in trade in goods narrowed by 1.4 percent to $3.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, Belarus\u2019 foreign trade in goods and services reportedly increased by 4.5 percent to $105.2 billion, with the trade gap widening by 18.3 percent to $1.8 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">EDB: trade major driver of Belarus\u2019 economic growth<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 26, Pozirk. Trade driven by consumer demand has been the major driver of Belarus\u2019 economic growth, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) says in its weekly macroeconomic review. Belarusian GDP grew by 2 percent year on year in January\u2013September, unchanged &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/208978\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 26, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 foreign trade in goods and services rose by 12.8 percent year on year in January-August 2026 to $75.5 billion, according to the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat). Exports increased by 13.4 percent to $37,739 million, and imports by 12.2 percent to $37,746 million. The deficit amounted to $7.4 million. 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