Belarus
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 9303 | 9228 | 9178 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 2.4 | -4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 17410 | 17630 | 19240 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 6.5 | -5.4 | 7.7 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 482 | 588 | 590 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 9.5 | 15.2 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | 0.2 | -1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 41.2 | 42.0 | 41.0 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | 3.1 | 3.6 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 1044 | 1529 | 1840 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 62.8 | 53.6 | 49.7 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2024
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Rumen Dobrinsky, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Niko Korpar, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Bernd Christoph Ströhm, Maryna Tverdostup, Zuzana Zavarská and Adam Żurawski
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2024
45 pages including 5 Tables and 12 Figures
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
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