Economy of Belarus

Imports

Imports commoditiesmineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, metals

Import partnersRussia 59.4%, Germany 5.9%, China 5.1%, Ukraine 5% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesmachinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs

Export partnersRussia 35.4%, Netherlands 16.4%, Ukraine 12.1%, Latvia 7.1% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productsgrain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk

Industrial productsmetal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators

Economy

Unemployment9.70 % (2012)9.90 % (2011)10.0 % (2010)

Unemployment of Belarus

GDP - Official Exchange Rate69.2 Billion $ (2013)62.4 Billion $ (2012)59.7 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Belarus

GDP growth rate2.10 % (2013)1.50 % (2012)5.30 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Belarus

GDP per Capita (PPP)16,100 $ (2013)15,500 $ (2012)15,300 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Belarus

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity150 Billion $ (2013)145 Billion $ (2012)144 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Belarus

GDP PPP per land area724 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)700 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)694 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Belarus

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity8.03 Million kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate10.5 % (2010)13.5 % (2009)12.0 % (2008)

Central bank discount rate of Belarus

Commercial bank prime lending rate10.0 % (2013)19.5 % (2012)13.6 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Belarus

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP9.20 % (2013)9.10 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP46.2 % (2013)46.3 % (2012)

Services % of GDP44.7 % (2013)44.5 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals119 Thousand (2012)116 Thousand (2011)120 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Belarus

International tourism, number of departures493 Thousand (2012)320 Thousand (2011)415 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Belarus

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio1.23 % (2012)1.21 % (2011)1.26 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Belarus

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)31.5 % of GDP (2013)31.5 % of GDP (2012)52.5 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Belarus

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)0.70 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-2.65 % of GDP (2012)-8.46 % of GDP (2011)-14.99 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Belarus

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)55.3 % of GNI (2012)53.4 % of GNI (2011)52.5 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Belarus

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)35.3 % of total external debt (2012)39.6 % of total external debt (2011)41.8 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Belarus

Current Account Balance (Total)-4.25 Billion $ (2013)-1.69 Billion $ (2012)-5.78 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Belarus

External Debt (Total)1.20 Billion $ (2013)1.23 Billion $ (2012)1.08 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Belarus

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)1.74 % of GDP (2013)1.96 % of GDP (2012)1.81 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Belarus

External Debt per Capita125 $ (2013)127 $ (2012)113 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Belarus