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Belarus · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Belarus

Europe & Central Asia Capital Minsk Upper middle income Nation age 1,144 years (since 882) i BLR · BY
NationsTree Index 2025 i58.161st of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i46percentile
Population i9.1 m99th of 217 Area i207,629 km²85th of 216 GDP i$93.40 bn80th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$315.43 bn intl.65th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$34,716 intl.74th of 199 Life expectancy i74.4 years114th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i62
Strength · trunk i59
Quality of life · crown i73
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i55
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i19
CSV

In short

Belarus is 61st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 58.1 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 9.1 million people and an economy of $315.43 bn at purchasing power parity, 65th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Hospital beds (3rd of 145) and Under-5 mortality (4th of 196).

Its weakest positions: Voice & accountability (193rd of 205), Regulatory quality (186th of 205) and Rule of law (183rd of 207).

Over five years it fell from 50th to 61st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 207,629 85th/216
Land area ikm² 202,976 84th/216
Population ipeople 9.1 m 99th/217
Population growth i% -0.51% 200th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 45.0 159th/216
Urban population i% 79.5% 60th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.9% 168th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 18.3% 47th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $93.40 bn 80th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $315.43 bn 65th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $269.55 bn 65th/199
GDP per person iUSD $10,279 104th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $34,716 74th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $9,160 97th/201
GDP growth i% 1.3% 165th/210
Inflation i% 6.6% 146th/180
Unemployment i% 3.4% 55th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 33.2%2019
General government gross debt i% of GDP 31.3% 38th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.1% 36th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 6.9% 92nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 31.6% 47th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 20.5% 17th/192
Services i% of GDP 50.0% 145th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $51.44 bn 64th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $53.26 bn 67th/182
Exports i% of GDP 55.1% 43rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 57.0% 59th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 112.1% 47th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 12.6%2020
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 38.4% 79th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 16.6% 85th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.1% 130th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 6.0% 90th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.9% 99th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.8% 114th/196

Natural resources

67
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.9% 99th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.81% 47th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.04% 69th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.01% 54th/209
Arable land i% of land area 27.2% 35th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,684 73rd/183

Tourism

50
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 3.6 m 48th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $542.0 m 95th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.5% 140th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.8 m 43rd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 74.4 114th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.3 4th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.72 12th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 9.8 3rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 98% 20th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.2%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 94.8% 80th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 71.8% 15th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 27.8% 49th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.1% 83rd/193
Adult literacy i% 99.9%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 70.1% 48th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.824 65th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 24.42020
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.0%2020

Infrastructure & digital

70
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 93.1% 56th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 74.4% 59th/144
Internet users i% of population 94.3% 33rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 131 55th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 36.3 39th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 5,474 26th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.3 m 91st/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.94 161st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 8.2% 157th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 12.0 60th/200
Forest area i% of land area 44.1% 69th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,965 36th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 36.0 166th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 36.5 139th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 38.4 183rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 62.6 130th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 33.8 186th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 25.8 193rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.4 75th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.94 bn 67th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.4% 44th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.7% 66th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 158,000 38th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 3.17% 16th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 466.0 m 21st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 61st/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.59% 60th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 256 58th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,429 81st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Belarus — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/belarus. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Belarus — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/belarus. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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