{"id":175990,"date":"2026-02-17T12:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175990\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-gdp-down-1-2-percent-in-january","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175990\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 GDP down 1.2 percent in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(traktor.bel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 gross domestic product dropped by 1.2 percent year on year last month after a 1.3-percent increase in 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reproted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GDP growth has been losing momentum throughout last year, falling short of the government\u2019s targeted 4.1-percent expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government expects the economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Monetary Fund forecast Belarus\u2019s economic growth at 1.4 percent in 2026. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Belarus to 2.3 percent, while the Eurasian Development Bank projected 1.8 percent economic growth.<\/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\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Minsk, Minsk region accounted for half of GDP in 2025<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/172459\">\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>February 17, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 gross domestic product dropped by 1.2 percent year on year last month after a 1.3-percent increase in 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reproted. GDP growth has been losing momentum throughout last year, falling short of the government\u2019s targeted 4.1-percent expansion. 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