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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Belarus: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Belarus is placed joint 49th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 29,666 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 39.33 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
joint49th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 29,666GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 39.33Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.751Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Belarus on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
29,666
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Belarus: 29,666. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 49,292 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 48,840 · Latvia 38,801 · Poland 46,925 · Russia 42,358 · Ukraine 16,155
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Belarus’s is from 2018 · CC BY 4.0
39.33
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Belarus: 39.33. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 57.66 Hungary
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 46.2 · Latvia 36.05 · Poland 30.37 · Russia 33.47 · Ukraine 22.12
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.751
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 37th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Belarus: 0.751. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.323 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 0.828 · Latvia 0.732 · Poland 0.982 · Russia 0.243 · Ukraine 0.359
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Belarus, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 92.28 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 98.99 · Latvia 94.97 · Poland 86.14 · Russia 79.34 · Ukraine 87.58
02Over time
Which way Belarus is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 11,182 in 2000 to 29,666 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2025 29,666 17,265 2024 29,136 18,108 2023 27,782 17,686 2022 26,538 16,933 2021 27,611 16,260 2020 26,731 15,631 2019 26,799 16,761 2018 26,363 16,349 2017 25,504 16,129 2016 24,847 15,512 2015 25,513 14,857 2014 26,564 14,475 2013 26,148 14,681 2012 25,879 14,631 2011 25,405 13,916 2010 24,013 14,101 2009 22,237 13,655 2008 22,138 14,030 2007 20,020 13,755 2006 18,350 12,983 2005 16,580 12,023 2004 15,052 11,608 2003 13,414 11,183 2002 12,444 11,144 2001 11,771 10,907 2000 11,182 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus fell from 0.802 in 2000 to 0.751 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2024 0.751 0.1310 2023 0.841 0.0710 2022 0.804 0.0580 2021 0.884 0.0010 2020 0.911 0.0470 2019 0.892 0.0300 2018 0.884 -0.0150 2017 0.903 0.0080 2016 0.864 -0.0660 2015 0.855 -0.0600 2014 0.906 -0.0190 2013 0.946 0.0140 2012 0.979 0.0060 2011 0.954 -0.0140 2010 0.985 -0.0020 2009 0.949 0.0990 2008 1.052 0.0700 2007 0.977 -0.0080 2006 0.964 0.0740 2005 0.942 0.0510 2004 0.938 0.0505 2003 0.965 0.0450 2002 0.981 0.0100 2001 0.935 0.0470 2000 0.802 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 58.6 in 2011 to 81.16 in 2017; the world median went from 37.03 to 58.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2024 — 73 2021 — 74 2017 81 59 2014 72 52 2011 59 37
03In context
Belarus beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Belarus and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lithuania | 21st | 48,840 | 46.2 | 0.828 | 98.99 |
 Latvia | 39th | 38,801 | 36.05 | 0.732 | 94.97 |
 Poland | 45th | 46,925 | 30.37 | 0.982 | 86.14 |
| Belarus | =49th | 29,666 | 39.33 | 0.751 | — |
 Russia | 66th | 42,358 | 33.47 | 0.243 | 79.34 |
 Ukraine | 83rd | 16,155 | 22.12 | 0.359 | 87.58 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Belarus in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Belarus is ahead of the world, and behind
51 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median17
Statistics on which Belarus does better than the middle country measured.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3325.233▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 25.2 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 75th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47426.67.474▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 26.6 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 10th of 118 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8120.2941.81No earlier reading
Belarus: 20.29 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 149th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.420.710.4No earlier reading
Belarus: 20.7 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27330,11314,273▲ Improved since 2015
Belarus: 30,113 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 24th of 102 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3956.7252.39No earlier reading
Belarus: 56.72 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 54th of 169 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38913.178.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Belarus: 13.17 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 39th of 118 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4235.3225.42▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 35.32 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 57th of 170 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.6070.485No real change since 2013
Belarus: 0.607 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 61st of 170 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.133.3816.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 33.38 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80017,72112,800▲ Improved since 2017
Belarus: 17,721 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 64th of 173 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,568701.95No earlier reading
Belarus: 1,568 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 54th of 145 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89018,70012,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Belarus: 18,700 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 166 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9310.4712.93▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 10.47 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 68th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06109.93107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Belarus: 109.93 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 84th of 194 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6748.2346.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Belarus: 48.23 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 90th of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48650,84646,486▲ Improved since 2010
Belarus: 50,846 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 71st of 150 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Belarus does worse than the middle country measured.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9446.1543.94▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 46.15 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 48th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.5730.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 0.573 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 50th of 84 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.72.9▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 2.7 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 79th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5225.128.52▼ Worsened since 2022
Belarus: 25.1 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 85th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08102.53106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Belarus: 102.53 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 121st of 195 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1932.4740.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Belarus: 32.47 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 121st of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.536.7727.5▲ Improved since 2010
Belarus: 36.77 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4512.8261.451▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 2.826 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3961.33.396▲ Improved since 2015
Belarus: 1.3 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 151st of 186 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2393.16106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Belarus: 93.16 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 163rd of 195 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-1.259-0.093No real change since 2015
Belarus: -1.259 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 190th of 209 · derived.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2620.5111.26Moved since 2015
Belarus: 20.51 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 14th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.30610.923.306Moved since 2015
Belarus: 10.92 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23127.53103.23Moved since 2015
Belarus: 127.53 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3455.0836.34Moved since 2015
Belarus: 55.08 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 32nd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6531.5824.65Moved since 2015
Belarus: 31.58 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 39th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4134.5727.41Moved since 2012
Belarus: 34.57 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9327.1222.93Moved since 2015
Belarus: 27.12 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 34th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68112.1179.68Moved since 2015
Belarus: 112.11 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 36th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7257.0341.72No real change since 2015
Belarus: 57.03 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 40th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2118.916.21Moved since 2015
Belarus: 18.9 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 43rd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0625.6822.06Moved since 2014
Belarus: 25.68 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 52nd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.329-0.225No real change since 2014
Belarus: 0.329 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2405,0822,240Moved since 2022
Belarus: 5,082 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17110.116.171Moved since 2014
Belarus: 10.11 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60213.019.602No real change since 2015
Belarus: 13.01 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95765.7657.95Moved since 2016
Belarus: 765.7 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7081.8631.708Moved since 2011
Belarus: 1.863 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 95th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5726.8996.572No real change since 2015
Belarus: 6.899 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 77th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.7231.968Moved since 2015
Belarus: 1.723 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0455.5862.04Moved since 2015
Belarus: 55.58 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 88th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1737.3967.17Moved since 2014
Belarus: 37.39 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.110.306Moved since 2015
Belarus: 0.11 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.2890.523Moved since 2013
Belarus: 0.289 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
No current reading for Belarus
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Belarus’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Belarus’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality1st of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience15th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge35th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 49th of 1763/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital57th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology65th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture75th of 1843/4 keys
- Energyjoint 106th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality119th of 1833/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions153rd of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability153rd of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security146th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties189th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Belarus can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Slovakia22nd4/4 keysThis page
Belarus=49th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Belarus and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Belarus on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Belarus rank on economy & innovation?
Belarus is placed joint 49th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit and Economic Complexity Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Belarus?
29,666 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Belarus?
39.33 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Belarus compare with Russia on economy & innovation?
Russia is placed 66th of 176, and Belarus joint 49th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Russia 42,358, Belarus 29,666; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Russia 33.47, Belarus 39.33; Economic Complexity Index: Russia 0.243, Belarus 0.751.
How have Belarus’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 11,182 in 2000 to 29,666 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 0.802 in 2000 to 0.751 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 58.6 in 2011 to 81.16 in 2017.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Belarus?
No current reading is published for Belarus on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Gini Index, ICT Goods Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 51 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Belarus’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Belarus (banner) — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Belarus: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/belarus/economy