Merchandise trade in Belarus
Belarus: Merchandise trade was 96.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Belarus stood at 96.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Belarus peaked at 140.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1993.
That places Belarus 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 41.6% | — |
| 1993 | 27.7% | -33.5% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +34.8% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +98.7% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 113.2% | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 102.6% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 103.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 125.4% | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 127.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 117.3% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 120.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 130.8% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 108.2% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 113.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 117.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 118.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 105.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 138.5% | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 140.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 106.6% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 100.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 106.6% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 116.0% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 120.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 112.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 100.9% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 116.5% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 103.7% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 114.4% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 109.5% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 96.1% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 27.7% | 113.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 117.7% | 98.0% | 130.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.4% | 97.2% | 140.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.9% | 96.1% | 116.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- 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$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,324 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Belarus?
- Merchandise trade in Belarus was 96.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 140.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for merchandise trade?
- Belarus ranks 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.