Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus
Belarus: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus peaked at 6.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 115th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +161.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +49.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +585.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +245.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -46.4% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +174.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -74.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +118.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +313.2% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +166.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -65.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +33.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +26.2% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -19.6% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 2,108 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6294 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 6,469 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,630 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,726 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 20.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belarus was 1.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Belarus ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.