Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Belarus
Belarus: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Belarus, 1995–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belarus stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belarus peaked at 2.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.
Belarus ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2% | — |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +109.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +113.6% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +94.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +49.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 151 India 1.0% compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 1.0% compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 155 Suriname 0.9% compare
- 156 United States of America 0.9% compare
- 157 Germany 0.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Belarus
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- 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belarus?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belarus was 0.9% in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
- How does Belarus rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Belarus ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.