{"id":151597,"date":"2025-08-18T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151597\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-economic-growth-decelerates-to-1-3-percent-in-january-july","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151597\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 economic growth decelerates to 1.3 percent in January-July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 18, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus\u2019 economic growth slowed to 1.3 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, down from 2.1 percent in the first half of the year, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GDP growth has been losing momentum throughout the year: from 3.7 percent in January, to 3.1 percent in both the January\u2013February and January\u2013March periods, then down to 2.8 percent in January\u2013April and 2.5 in January-May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian economy is expected to cool down in the medium term, with GDP growth projected to be close to 2 percent in 2025, followed by a slowdown to 0-1.5 percent in 2026, according to a recent report by the BEROC think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experts anticipate a prolonged period before the equilibrium is restored, since overheating in the second quarter of 2025 was close to peak levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the slowdown, the government maintains a GDP growth target of 4.1 percent for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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