Insurance and financial services in Belarus
Belarus: Insurance and financial services was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Belarus, 1993–2021
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2021, insurance and financial services in Belarus stood at 1.0%.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Belarus peaked at 1.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
That places Belarus 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -83.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +183.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +374.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -78.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +84.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -69.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +110.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +42.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +102.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 141 Montenegro 1.1% compare
- 142 Philippines 1.1% compare
- 143 French Polynesia 1.0% compare
- 145 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
- 147 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Belarus?
- Insurance and financial services in Belarus was 1.0% in 2021, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Belarus rank for insurance and financial services?
- Belarus ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2021.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.