Current account balance in Belarus
Belarus: Current account balance was -1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Belarus, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belarus recorded -1.9% for current account balance in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Belarus peaked at 3.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -14.5%, in 2010.
That places Belarus 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -2.7% | — |
| 1994 | -3.0% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | -3.3% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | -3.6% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | -6.1% | +70.9% |
| 1998 | -6.7% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | -1.6% | -76.1% |
| 2000 | -3.6% | +125.9% |
| 2001 | -4.3% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | -2.2% | -47.9% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | -5.2% | +101.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -129.5% |
| 2006 | -3.8% | -347.4% |
| 2007 | -6.7% | +77.2% |
| 2008 | -8.2% | +22.7% |
| 2009 | -12.1% | +47.7% |
| 2010 | -14.5% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | -8.2% | -43.5% |
| 2012 | -2.8% | -65.3% |
| 2013 | -10.0% | +253.4% |
| 2014 | -6.6% | -33.8% |
| 2015 | -3.2% | -51.1% |
| 2016 | -3.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | -1.7% | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -102.2% |
| 2019 | -1.9% | -5170.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -85.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -1247.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -127.2% |
| 2024 | -2.1% | +99.9% |
| 2025 | -1.9% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.8% | -6.7% | -1.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | -4.7% | -12.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.2% | -14.5% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -2.1% | 3.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 11,019 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 10.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8846 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 9,093 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 27,910 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Belarus?
- Current account balance in Belarus was -1.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.5% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for current account balance?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.