Belarus

Country in Europe

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 30 (2025). World rank 175 of 198; in Europe, 43 of 44. Gini index (0 = full equality): 24.4 (2020). World rank 3 of 116 (1 = best); in Europe, 2 of 38. Living on under $3 a day: 0% (2020). World rank 1 of 116 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $56.5B → $93.4B, GDP per person $5,967 → $10,279, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $18,134 → $34,716. Better than all its neighbours (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine): Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $93.4B 2025
GDP per person: $10,279 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $34,716 2025
GDP growth per year: +1.3% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $9,160 2025
Inflation: +6.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 30 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 6.9% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 31.6% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 50% 2025
Unemployment: 3.4% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 9.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 56.8% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 55.1% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 57% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -1.2% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.8% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2.5% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 13% 2024
Currency: Belarusian Ruble (BYN)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 24.4 2020
Living on under $3 a day: 0% 2020