Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Belarus
Belarus: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Belarus, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belarus stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and up 178.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belarus peaked at 10.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2022.
Belarus ranks 46th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +63.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +78.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -112.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -753.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -39.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +76.4% |
| 2015 | -3.9% | -345.9% |
| 2016 | -2.5% | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -199.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -37.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -67.7% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +503.7% |
| 2022 | -4.2% | -228.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -221.5% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -36.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +753.2% | -1.1% | 7.1% |
| 2021 | +503.7% | 0.5% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | -1.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -3.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -4.2% | 5.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belarus?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belarus was 3.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Belarus ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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