{"id":172459,"date":"2026-01-21T13:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172459\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"minsk-minsk-region-accounted-for-half-of-gdp-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172459\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk, Minsk region accounted for half of GDP in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 21, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Minsk and the Minsk region accounted for 50.6 percent of Belarus\u2019 gross domestic product in 2025, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the economy grew by 1.3 percent to 286.7 billion rubels in today\u2019s money (nearly $99 billion), falling short of the government&#8217;s 4.1-percent forecast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GDP of Minsk amounted to 90.6 billion rubels; the Minsk region, to 54.6 billion rubels; the Brest region, to 33.5 billion rubels; the Homiel region, to 31.6 billion rubels; the Hrodna region, to 29.4 billion rubels; the Viciebsk region, to 25.1 billion rubels; the Mahilo\u016d region, to 21.8 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city of Minsk led the growth with 2.4 percent year on year, followed by the Homiel region with 2.4 percent and the Hrodna region with 1.7 percent. The Viciebsk region was the only region to post a 1.1-percent decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government expects Belarus&#8217; economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_mtz_press-1-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_mtz_press-1-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_mtz_press-1-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_mtz_press-1-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_mtz_press-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_mtz_press-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus reports 1.3 percent economic growth in 2025<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 19, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 economy grew by 1.3 percent year on year in 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reported. Growth has been losing momentum throughout the year: from 3.7 percent in January, to 3.1 percent in both January\u2013February and &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/172145\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 21, Pozirk. Minsk and the Minsk region accounted for 50.6 percent of Belarus\u2019 gross domestic product in 2025, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Last year, the economy grew by 1.3 percent to 286.7 billion rubels in today\u2019s money (nearly $99 billion), falling short of the government&#8217;s 4.1-percent forecast. 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