Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belarus
Belarus: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 83.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 83.5% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belarus peaked at 93.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1992.
That places Belarus 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 73.7% | — |
| 1993 | 85.1% | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 84.6% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 83.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 83.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.4% | 73.7% | 91.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 87.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 79.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 76.7% | 83.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belarus?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belarus was 83.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Belarus ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.