General government final consumption expenditure in Belarus
Belarus: General government final consumption expenditure was 18.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Belarus stood at 18.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Belarus peaked at 23.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2013.
Belarus ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.8% | — |
| 1991 | 22.2% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 15.2% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.0999 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,635 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -19.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -13.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2118 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2,177 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Belarus?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Belarus was 18.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2013.
- How does Belarus rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Belarus ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.