Economic activity in Belarus remained near its historical peak in May 2025, significantly exceeding its balanced level. Over the five months of 2025, GDP grew by 2.5% YoY, and in May separaterly – by ≈1.3% YoY. The volume of GDP…
The Belarusian economy continued to grow due to domestic demand in April 2025. Over the four months of 2025, GDP grew by 2.8% YoY, and in April separaterly – by ≈2% YoY. GDP volume (seasonally adjusted) increased by 0.1–0.3% compared…
The scale of economic overheating in Belarus increased in Q1-2025, while the risk of severe turbulence in the event of a sharp deterioration in the situation in the global or Russian economy has risen markedly. In Q1-2025, GDP grew by…
Over the first two months of 2025, GDP grew by 3.1% YoY, while separately in February – by ≈2.5% YoY after +3.7% YoY in January. The slowdown in annual growth was due to the calendar factor. Adjusted for seasonality, GDP…
Economic activity in Belarus remained high at the beginning of the current year. Belarus’s GDP grew by 3.7% YoY in January 2025 after increasing by 4.7% YoY in December 2024. The GDP volume (seasonally adjusted) in January 2025 declined by…
The economy enters 2025 in an overheated state, with GDP volume preliminarily estimated to be ≈2.4% above the sustainable level in Q4-2024. Excessive stimulation of consumer demand yielded low returns in terms of output growth, contributed to a widening foreign…
Belarus’s GDP growth slowed significantly in November due to a decline in industrial production. For January – November 2024, GDP grew by 3.9% YoY, and in November, it increased by ≈1% YoY. GDP volume (seasonally adjusted) in November decreased by…
Economic Activity in Belarus Remained High in Early Q4-2024, but Did Not Show Growth. For the first ten months of 2024, GDP grew by 4.2% YoY, and in October, it increased by ≈2.6% YoY. GDP volume (seasonally adjusted) in October…
Economic Activity in Belarus Remained High in Q3-2024, but Growth Slowed Considerably. For the first nine months of 2024, GDP grew by 4.5% YoY, and in September, it increased by ≈1.6% YoY (Fig. 2.a). GDP volume (seasonally adjusted) in September…