Trade in services (% of GDP) in Belarus
Belarus: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Belarus, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Belarus stood at 20.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Belarus peaked at 24.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1993.
Belarus ranks 104th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.0% | — |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +52.7% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +77.8% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +59.9% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 20.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 67% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +77.8% | 3.0% | 5.4% |
| 1996 | +59.9% | 5.4% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 2.0% | 9.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 154.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 113.07 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Belarus?
- Trade in services in Belarus was 20.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for trade in services?
- Belarus ranks 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.