BelarusEurope & Central Asia
Belarus: 79th largest economy, 72nd in military spending
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Sanctions activity
all designations →0 parties tied to Belarus added to the US, UK or EU lists in the last 180 days, 1 removed.
- 2026-10-21 · removed · Andrei Alekseevich RYBAKOV (person) · US list ↗
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 4 events in or near Belarus, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Minsk, Belarus (general), Belarus · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Minsk, Belarus (general), Belarus · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Mogilev, Minskaya Voblasts', Belarus · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Mogilev, Minskaya Voblasts', Belarus · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
What Belarus's officials said lately
Newest first. 2 more by others are about Belarus. The whole record →
- Representative of Belarus · Representative, Belarus · 23 Oct
“Today, it’s particularly important to ensure the Charter is not interpreted selectively.”
- Representative of Belarus · Representative, Belarus · 23 Oct
“a lawful instrument for the maintenance of the peace”
A statement shows what was said, not that it is true.
9.1M people, 79% in cities
- Population9.1M2025
- Population growth-0.5%2025
- Urban population79.5%2025
- Land area203k km²2023
A $93.4B economy, $10.3k per person
- GDP$93.4B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$315B2025
- GDP per person$10.3k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$34.7k2025
- GDP growth1.3%2025
Fuels are 13% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP55.1%2025
- Imports, share of GDP57.0%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports12.6%2020
- Exports of goods and services$51.4B2025
- Imports of goods and services$53.3B2025
Fossil fuel output of 21 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)21 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption314 TWh2024
- Energy use per person34.6 MWh2024
- Electricity generation46 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels58.6%2025
Spends $1.5B on its military, 2.1% of GDP
- Military spending$1.5B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.1%2024
- Armed forces personnel158k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$151M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$45M2023
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2019-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.