Belarus in Figures, 2016

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMITTEE
OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
BELARUS IN FIGURES
STATISTICAL REFERENCE BOOK
MINSK
2016
Editorial board:
I.V.Medvedeva - Chairman
I.S.Kangro, Zh.N.Vasilevskaya, I.E.Kukharevich, O.A.Dovnar,
E.M.Palkovskaya,
The statistical reference book provides brief information on socioeconomic situation in the Republic of Belarus.
Selected data for 2014 are revised as compared to those published
earlier, in some cases data for 2015 are preliminary and are subject to
revision in further issues.
Electronic version of the reference book is available on the official
website of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus at
www.belstat.gov.by
Explanation of symbols:
not applicable
data not available
0,0 negligible magnitude
The discrepancy between the totals and the sum in some cases can
be explained by using rounded off data.
ISBN 978-985-7015-97-9
National Statistical Committee

of the Republic of Belarus
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Main characteristics of the Republic of Belarus
Main characteristics
State structure
Administrative-territorial division
Main socio-economic indicators
Indices of main socio-economic indicators
Population
Population size
Components of population change
Natural population movement
International migration
Age-sex population pyramid
Population of the most numerous ethnicities
Population by regions and Minsk city
Cities and towns with 100 000 and more population
Marriages and divorces
Marriages and divorces per 1 000 population
Average age at marriage
Labour and employment
Labour resources
Employed population by ownership type
Employed population by economic activity
Unemployed registered with labour, employment and social protection
agencies
Living standards
Main indicators of income of poulation
Structure of money income of population
Purchasing power of average per capita disposable money income
of population
Share of population with average per capita disposable resources
below the subsistence level budget
Pattern of consumer expenditure of households
Nominal and real wages and salaries by economic activity
Main indicators of pension coverage
Education
Main indicators of education
Number of students in higher education by fields of education
Number of foreign national students in higher education institutions
Public health
Main indicators of public health
Subjective assessment of health by the population as for beginning of 2016
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Culture
Historical, cultural and natural sites of Belarus inscribed on the UNESCO
world heritage list
Immovable heritage properties included in the state list of historic and cultural
values of Belarus
Historical and cultural sites by regions and Minsk city in 2015
Main indicators of museums
Most popular museums in 2015
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CONTENTS
Professional theatres
Attendance of theatres
Most visited theatres in 2015
Main indicators of concert organizations
Main indicators of stationary circuses
Main indicators of cinemas
Main indicators of libraries
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Tourism and recreation

Indicators of tourism development
Number of visits by countries
Hotels and similar accommodation facilities
Sanatorium-health resort and health improvement organizations
Physical culture and sport facilities
Physical culture and sport
Share of the population over 16 years engaged in physical culture
and sport at the beginning of 2016
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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product and labour productivity
Share of production sector and services sector in GDP
Structure of GDP by economic activity
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Characteristics of economic entities

Number of economic entities
Distribution of legal entities by ownership type
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Industry
Main indicators of industry
The ratio of export and industrial output
Indices of industrial production by economic activity
Structure of industrial production
Structure of manufacturing
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Agriculture
Main indicators of agriculture
Structure of agricultural production by type of farm
Structure of plant-growing and animal husbandry production by type of farm
Structure of sown areas under agricultural crops
Gross harvest and yield capacity of agricultural crops
Number of livestock and poultry
Production of basic animal husbandry products
Production of basic agricultural products per capita
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Fixed capital investment

Dynamics of fixed capital investment
Technological structure of fixed capital investment
Structure of fixed capital investment by ownership type
Structure of fixed capital investment by source of financing
Structure of fixed capital investment by economic activity
Indices of fixed capital investment by economic activity
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Construction
Main indicators of construction
Volume of contract work in Construction activity by ownership type
Housing construction
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Commissioning of social and cultural facilities
50
Transport
Main indicators of transport
Lenght of national roads
Freight transportation and freight turnover by mode of transport
Structure of freight turnover by mode of transport
Passenger transportation and passenger turnover by mode of transport
Structure of passenger turnover by mode of transport
Availability of motor vehicles
Population provision with passenger cars
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Communications
Revenues from communication services
Main indicators of mobile cellular telecommunications
Number of mobile cellular telecommunication subscribers per 1 000 population
Internet users by purpose of internet use in 2015
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56
56
Trade and services for population

Retail turnover and catering turnover
Sales of selected food products and non-food goods by trade organizations
in 2015
Paid services for population
Volume indices of paid services for population by type
Structure of paid services for population by type
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Finances
Consolidated budget of the Republic of Belarus
Expenditures of the consolidated budget on social sector
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60
Prices and tariffs

Price and tariffs indices
Consumer price indices for goods and services
61
61
Foreign investment
Investment received from foreign investors by type
Inflows of foreign investment by economic activity
Inflows of foreign investment by economic activity
Inflows of foreign investment by main countries-investors
Net foreign investment, disinvestment (-) by economic activity
Targeted use of foreign investment in 2015
Structure of foreign investment by type of fixed assets in 2015
Accumulated foreign investment by economic activity at year-end 2015
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65
Foreign trade
Foreign trade in goods and services
Foreign trade in goods
Foreign trade in goods with selected countries
Structure of foreign trade in goods with selected countries in 2015
Commodity structure of exports and imports in 2015
Foreign trade in services
Exports and imports of selected services
Belarus in figures
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MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Land area
207.6 thous. km2 (42% - agricultural land,

42% - forest land, 6% - surface water,
including marshes,10% - other lands)
Population
9 498.4 thous. persons
Population density
46 persons per 1 km2
Capital
Minsk - 1 959.8 thous. persons
Extension
from North to South - 560 km,

from West to East - 650 km
Longest rivers within

the boundaries of the
country, km
Dnepr - 700, Berezina - 561,

Pripyat- 495, Sozh - 493,
Neman - 436, Ptich - 421
Largest lakes, km2
Naroch - 79.6, Osveyskoye - 52.8,

Chervonoye - 40.8
Highest point above

sea level
345 m (the Dzerzhinskaya mountain,

Dzerzhinsk, Minsk region)
Lowest place above

sea level
80 - 90 m (valley of the Neman river,

Grodno region)
Average temperatures
in 2015
January - (-1.10), July - (+18.40)
State border
in the West - with Poland;

in the North-West - with Lithuania;
in the North - with Latvia and Russia;
in the North-East and East - with Russia;
in the South - with Ukraine.
as of January 1, 2016
Latvia
nia
Lit
ua
Poland
ia
Grodno
ss
Ru
Vitebsk
Mogilev
Minsk
Gomel
Brest
Ukraine
The Republic of Belarus is ranked:
in the world - 84 for its land area and 92 for its population;
among the CIS countries - 6 for its land area and 5 for its population.
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STATE STRUCTURE
The Republic of Belarus is a unitary, democratic, social state based
on the rule of law.
The state power in the Republic of Belarus shall be exercised on the
principle of its separation into legislative, executive and judical powers.
The President of the Republic of Belarus shall be the Head of the
State, the guarantor of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, of the
rights and freedoms of a man and a citizen.
The Parliament - the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus - is
a representative and legislative body of the Republic of Belarus, shall
consist of two Houses - the House of Representatives and the Council
of the Republic.
Executive power in the Republic of Belarus shall be exercised by the
Government - the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
Judicial power in the Republic of Belarus shall reside in the courts.
ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL DIVISION
as of January 1, 2016
Regions
Districts
118
Cities and towns
113
Districts in cities and towns
24
Urban-type settlements
90
Rural localities
23201
27
km
Vitebsk
199
276 km
Grodno
m
4k
33
km
315
Mogilev
km
Minsk
Gomel
Brest
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MAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
2012
2013
2014
2015
Population (end of year),

thous. persons
9 463.8 9 468.2 9 480.9 9 498.4
Average annual number of

employed in the economy,
thous. persons
4 612.1 4 578.4 4 550.5 4 493.7

total, BYR trln
per capita, BYR mln
Industrial production, BYR trln
Agricultural produce in farms of all
types, BYR trln
Fixed capital investment,
BYR trln
530.4
649.1
778.1
869.7
56.0
68.6
82.1
91.6
615.9
605.6
673.9
729.0
96.7
105.8
131.2
136.7
154.4
209.6
225.7
206.3
Commissioning of residential
buildings, mln. m2 oftotal floor
space
4.5
5.2
5.5
5.1
Freight turnover, bn tonne-km
131.7
130.8
131.4
126.0
25.3
26.6
25.1
24.0
Passenger turnover,
bn passenger-km
Retail turnover, BYR trln
202.3
268.0
318.1
347.3
Paid services for population,

BYR trln
37.2
53.9
75.5
79.4
Revenues of the consolidated

budget, % of GDP
29.8
29.2
28.2
30.6
Expenditures of the consolidated

budget, % of GDP
29.3
28.9
27.1
28.8
Surplus, deficit (-) of the

consolidated budget, % of GDP
0.5
0.2
1.0
1.8
Nominal gross average monthly

wages and salaries, BYR thous.
3 676.1 5 061.4 6 052.4 6 718.71)
Average pension (end ofyear),

BYR thous.
1 885.5 2 206.8 2 643.5 2 805.7
Volume of foreign trade in goods

and services2), USD bn
1)
2)
100.9
90.4
87.1
65.6
exports
51.9
44.0
43.3
32.9
imports
49.0
46.4
43.8
32.7
balance
2.9
-2.4
-0.5
0.2
The data are given on large and medium-sized organizations.

According to the balance of payments methodolody.
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INDICES OF MAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS1)
(%)
2012
2013
2014
2015
99.9
100.0
100.2
99.99 100.05
100.1
100.2
2010=100
107.3
108.4
110.2
105.9
previous year=100
101.7
101.0
101.7
96.1
2010=100
107.6
108.7
110.4
105.9
previous year=100
101.8
101.0
101.6
95.9
2010=100
115.4
109.7
111.9
104.5
previous year=100
105.8
95.1
102.0
93.4
2010=100
113.6
108.8
112.0
108.9
previous year=100
106.6
95.8
102.9
97.2
104.1
113.8
107.2
91.4
88.3
109.3
94.2
85.2
2010=100
67.6
78.7
83.3
76.3
previous year=100
81.8
116.5
105.8
91.6
101.9
101.1
101.6
97.4
98.1
97.7
100.5
95.9
2010=100
107.6
113.3
106.8
102.3
previous year=100
106.7
105.2
94.3
95.7
Population size (end of year)

2010=100
previous year=100
99.8
Gross domestic product per capita
Industrial production
Agricultural produce in farms of

all types

2010=100
previous year=100
Commissioning of residential
buildings
Freight turnover
2010=100
previous year=100
Passenger turnover
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Continued
2012
2013
2014
2015
2010=100
124.4
146.8
155.6
155.9
previous year=100
114.1
118.0
106.0
100.2
2010=100
113.7
122.7
122.8
120.0
previous year=100
107.6
107.9
100.1
97.7
2010=100
120.2
139.8
141.1
132.8
previous year=100
121.5
116.3
100.9
94.1
2010=100
123.8
144.0
145.8
140.22)
previous year=100
121.5
116.4
101.3
96.92)
2010=100
126.9
127.5
131.4
124.6
previous year=100
164.6
100.5
103.1
94.8
121.8
116.5
116.2
112.0
120.6
110.7
113.5
116.0
130.2
114.9
117.8
106.1
127.2
117.8
108.0
121.5
2010=100
177.1
150.3
147.8
112.2
previous year=100
111.5
84.9
98.3
75.9
2010=100
133.3
126.0
119.0
88.8
previous year=100
102.7
94.6
94.4
74.6
Retail turnover
Real disposable money income

of population
Real wages and salaries
Real pensions (end of year)
Consumer price index3)

Industrial producer price index
3)
Agricultural producer price index

Price index in construction3)
3)
Exports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services
1)
Value indices are provided at constant prices; external trade indices are shown at current
prices.
2)
3)
December to December of the previous year.
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POPULATION
POPULATION
POPULATION SIZE
(beginning of year)
2013
Total population, thous. persons
2014
2015
2016
9463.8 9 468.2 9 480.9 9 498.4
urban
7220.9 7 274.8 7 325.0 7 370.1
rural
2242.9 2 193.4 2 155.9 2 128.3
men
4397.5 4 401.3 4 409.3 4 420.8
women
5066.3 5 066.9 5 071.6 5 077.6
Number of women per 1 000

men, persons
1 152
1 151
1 150
1 149
urban population
1 166
1 166
1 167
1 167
rural population
1 109
1 102
1 095
1 086
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE

20
(end of year to end of previous year; thousand persons)

17.5
12.7
10
4.3
-1.3
-10
-20
2012
2013
2014
Natural decrease (-)

Net migration
Total increase, decrease (-)
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POPULATION
NATURAL POPULATION MOVEMENT
2012
2013
2014
2015
115.9
118.0
118.5
119.0
girls
56.2
57.2
57.2
57.7
boys
59.7
60.8
61.3
61.3
126.5
125.3
121.5
120.0
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
-10.6
-7.3
-3.0
-1.0
12.2
12.5
12.5
12.5
girls
5.9
6.1
6.0
6.1
boys
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.5
Deaths
13.4
13.2
12.8
12.6
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.0
-1.2
-0.7
-0.3
-0.1
Total
Births, thous. persons
of which:
Deaths, thous. persons

of which infant deaths
under 1 year
Natural increase, decrease (-)
of population, thous. persons
Per 1 000 population

Births
of which:
of which infant deaths

under 1 year1)
Natural increase, decrease (-)
of population
1)
Per 1 000 births.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
(persons)
2012
2013
2014
2015
18 040
19 435
24 941
28 349
from CIS countries
13455
14 689
19 855
22 505
from other countries
4585
4 746
5 086
5 844
8712
7 792
9 219
9 855
to CIS countries
6509
5 374
5 912
6 679
to other countries
2203
2 418
3 307
3 176
9328
11 643
15 722
18 494
CIS countries
6946
9 315
13 943
15 826
other countries
2382
2 328
1 779
2 668
Total immigrants
of which:
Total emigrants
of which:
Net migration
of which:
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POPULATION
AGE-SEX POPULATION PYRAMID
(as of January 1, 2016; persons)

age, years
Males
Females
Urban population
Rural population
POPULATION OF THE MOST NUMEROUS ETHNICITIES
(population census data)

1979
1989
1999
2009
Thousand persons
Total population
9532.5
10151.8
10045.2
9503.8
Belarusian
7568.0
7904.6
8159.1
7957.3
Russian
1134.1
1342.1
1141.7
785.1
Polish
403.2
417.7
395.7
294.5
Ukrainian
231.0
291.0
237.0
158.7
Jewish
135.4
112.0
27.8
12.9
% of total
Total population
100
100
100
100
Belarusian
79.4
77.9
81.2
83.7
Russian
11.9
13.2
11.4
8.3
Polish
4.2
4.1
3.9
3.1
Ukrainian
2.4
2.9
2.4
1.7
Jewish
1.4
1.1
0.3
0.1
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POPULATION
POPULATION BY REGIONS AND MINSK CITY
(as of January 1, 2016; thousand persons)

Vitebsk
1 193.6
Minsk city
1 959.8
Grodno
1 050.1
Mogilev
1 067.7
Minsk
1 417.3
Brest
1 387.0
Gomel
1 422.9
CITIES AND TOWNS WITH 100 000 AND MORE POPULATION
(thousand persons)
Population census data
1999
2009
Minsk
As of
January 1,
2016
1681
1837
1 960
Gomel1)
486
492
531
Mogilev
356
358
378
Vitebsk
348
355
376
Grodno
302
328
366
Brest
286
310
340
Bobruysk
221
215
218
Baranovichy
167
168
179
Borisov
151
147
144
Pinsk
130
130
138
Orsha
124
117
117
Mozyr
110
109
112
1)
Novopolotsk
106
104
108
Soligorsk
101
102
107
Lida
101
98
100
1)
1)
Including human settlements subordinate to municipal councils.
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POPULATION
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
2012
2013
2014
2015
Marriages, thous.
76.2
87.1
83.9
82.0
Divorces, thous.
39.0
36.1
34.9
33.0
Divorces per 1 000

marriages
512
414
415
402
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES

PER 1 000 POPULATION
2015
2014
2013
2012
8.6
3.5
8.9
3.7
9.2
3.8
8.1
4.1
Marriages
Divorces
AVERAGE AGE AT MARRIAGE
(years)
2012
2013
2014
2015
First marriage
Men
Women
26.7
27.1
27.4
27.5
24.6
25.0
25.3
25.5
Remarriage
Men
40.5
40.3
40.6
40.9
Women
37.6
37.5
37.6
37.8
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LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR RESOURCES
(average of year; thousand persons)

2012
Labour resources
2013
2014
2015
6 030.0 5 989.1 5 962.9 5 944.2
of which:
able-bodied population
atworking age
5 637.4 5 587.1 5 539.6 5 513.4
persons over and under working

age employed inthe economy
Share of labor resources in total
population, %
392.6
402.0
423.3
430.8
63.7
63.3
62.9
62.6
Of total labour resources:

employed
4 612.1 4 578.4 4 550.5 4 493.7
unemployed registered with

labour, employment and social
protection agencies
28.5
23.4
22.3
41.3
EMPLOYED POPULATION BY OWNERSHIP TYPE
(% of total number of employed)

60
45
60
55.0
42.6
45
30
39.3
30
21.1
21.1
15
0
57.2
15
2.4
2012
3.5
2015
State ownership
Private ownership
Private with state share
Foreign ownership
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EMPLOYED POPULATION
BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
(% of total number of employed)
25.4
13.8
23.6
Industry
Trade
14.8
Education
9.9
9.9
7.6
7.4
9.8
Agriculture, hunting
and forestry
9.4
Construction
Transport and
communication
Other
8.0
7.4
26.0
27.0
2012
2015
UNEMPLOYED REGISTERED WITH LABOUR,

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PROTECTION AGENCIES
(end of year)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of unemployed,
thous. persons
24.9
20.9
24.2
43.3
of which women
12.0
8.5
9.1
15.2
Share of women in total number

of unemployed, %
48.0
40.6
37.6
35.0
Registered unemployment rate

(% ofeconomically active
population)
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
Workforce demand reported

by organizations to labour,
employment and social protection
agencies, thous. persons
62.0
50.5
33.6
28.7
Number of registered unemployed

per 1 reported vacancy, persons
0.4
0.4
0.7
1.5
Belarus in figures
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS
MAIN INDICATORS OF INCOME OF POPULATION
2012
2013
2014
2015
At current prices
Money income ofpopulation,
BYR bn
321 571 442 286 526 276 562 872
Per capita money income, BYR

thous. per month
2 831.4 3 893.6 4 628.9 4 942.8

wages and salaries, BYR thous.
3 676.1
5 061.4
6 052.4 6 718.71)
1 885.5
2 206.8
2 643.5
2 805.7
2010=100
120.2
139.8
141.1
132.8
previous year =100
121.5
116.3
100.9
94.1
2010=100
123.8
144.0
145.8
140.21)
previous year =100
121.5
116.4
101.3
96.91)
2010=100
126.9
127.5
131.4
124.6
previous year =100
164.6
100.5
103.1
94.8
Average pensions (end ofyear),

BYR thous.
%
Real disposable money income
of population
Real wages and salaries
Real pensions (end of year)
1)
STRUCTURE OF MONEY INCOME OF POPULATION
(% of total)
2015
2014
2013
2012
61.3
62.5
64.1
23.1
8.2
8.5
21.1
10.3
21.0
10.5
20.7
63.9
4.3
4.4
3.8
3.8
3.1
3.5
0.8
1.1
Compensation of labour
Income from entrepreneurial activity and
other income-producing activities
Transfers to population
Property income
Other income
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LIVING STANDARDS
PURCHASING POWER OF AVERAGE PER CAPITA
DISPOSABLE MONEY INCOME OF POPULATION
2012
2013
2014
2015
Foodstuffs (each separately) that could be

purchased with average per capita disposable money income,
kilogram per month
Pork
65.4
92.9
70.7
77.4
Poultry meat
90.3
102.3
111.7
107.7
Frozen fish
108.3
150.0
152.0
122.7
Milk, litres
503.0
563.5
486.4
488.4
Dairy butter
51.4
56.2
48.0
49.1
Hard cheese
47.5
53.6
45.6
44.9
Eggs, pcs
2 686
2 994
2 972
2 806
Granulated sugar
343.4
441.8
442.8
375.3
Sunflower oil
148.0
203.4
247.6
196.0
Wheat bread
496.3
431.0
373.7
348.7
Wheat flour
715.8
657.7
547.5
565.8
Rice
225.5
309.5
323.3
242.6
Pasta
397.0
441.7
387.1
364.9
1 346.2
1 039.6
836.6
866.3
Fresh cabbage
895.9
832.8
798.1
672.9
Carrots
797.3
676.1
803.2
543.9
Apples
277.2
389.5
452.2
361.3
Potatoes
SHARE OF POPULATION WITH AVERAGE

PER CAPITA DISPOSABLE RESOURCES BELOW
THE SUBSISTENCE LEVEL BUDGET
(% of population of the corresponding group)

2012
2013
2014
2015
6.3
5.5
4.8
5.1
urban areas
5.2
4.2
3.7
3.9
rural areas
9.4
9.0
7.9
8.7
Population with average per capita

disposable resources below the
subsistence level budget
of which residing in:
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LIVING STANDARDS
PATTERN OF CONSUMER EXPENDITURE OF HOUSEHOLDS
(% of total)
2012
Consumer expenditure
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
40.8
37.7
39.2
39.1
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.8
of which:
foodstuffs
eating out (catering)
alcoholic beverages and
tobacco products
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.5
clothing, footwear, fabrics
11.6
11.0
9.3
8.3
household goods,
household appliances
and home care
7.8
8.0
6.8
6.6
health
3.4
3.8
3.6
4.2
housing and utilities
4.1
4.4
5.3
6.0
public transport services
1.8
1.9
2.2
2.2
communication
3.8
4.5
4.7
4.7
education
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.5
culture, recreation and

sport
other goods and services
5.7
5.8
5.4
5.4
13.7
15.3
15.9
15.7
PATTERN OF CONSUMER EXPENDITURE OF HOUSEHOLDS
(% of total)
16.7
21.9
41.9
43.0
36.5
32.7
3.5
3.8
2012
2015
Foodstuffs
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products
Non-food products
Payment for services
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LIVING STANDARDS
NOMINAL AND REAL WAGES AND SALARIES
2012
2013
2014
20151)
Nominal gross average monthly wages and

salaries, BYR thousand
Total
3 676.1 5 061.4
6 052.4
6 718.7
agriculture, hunting andforestry 2 767.7 3 861.1
4 605.5
4 954.1
industry
4 056.5 5 483.2
6 372.5
7 085.1
construction
4 209.7 6 392.8
7 601.9
7 864.4
trade
3 237.7 4 555.1
5 563.4
6 480.5
hotels and restaurants
2 487.8 3 542.2
4 315.5
5 071.1
transport and communications
3 924.4 5 404.0
6 277.2
7 547.2
financial activities
6 105.2 8 322.8 10 259.3
11 437.5
real estate, renting and

business services
4 300.6 6 068.8
7 565.3 10 405.1
education
2 779.6 3 470.2
4 174.7
4 837.5
health and social work
3 008.7 3 765.2
4 596.5
5 411.6
community, social and personal

services
3 084.7 4 114.5
4 907.4
5 360.4
Real wages and salaries, % of the previous year

Total
121.5
116.4
101.3
96.9
agriculture, hunting andforestry
130.6
117.9
101.0
94.4
industry
121.7
114.3
98.4
94.5
construction
126.3
128.4
100.7
86.4
trade
121.8
118.9
103.4
95.2
125.4
120.4
103.1
96.1
125.3
116.4
98.4
96.5
115.4
115.2
104.4
97.8

business services
116.5
119.3
105.6
114.6
education
116.9
105.5
101.9
103.4
120.1
105.7
103.4
104.3

services
116.5
112.8
101.0
99.1
1)
Belarus in figures
LIVING STANDARDS
MAIN INDICATORS OF PENSION COVERAGE1)
(end of year)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2512
2 537
2 560
2 593
2035
2 062
2 092
2 126
disability
270
270
267
266
survivors
115
108
101
97
retirement
32
34
35
37
social
56
57
59
61
male under 60 years old
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.9
female under 55 years old
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.3
total, thous. persons
587
605
635
651
% of total number of pensioners
23.4
23.8
24.8
25.1
Pensioners2) per 1 000 population,

persons
279.9
282.2
284.2
287.2
1.74
1.71
1.69
1.65
Total number of pensioners,

thous. persons
of which receive pensions:
old-age
As % of total number of pensioners

by age:
Number of working pensioners
Number of employed in the economy

per 1 pensioner2), persons
Average pension, BYR thous.
Real pensions, % of previous year
Ratio average pensions to the
average gross wage, %
1 885.5 2 206.8 2 643.5 2 805.7

164.6
100.5
103.1
94.8
39.8
37.7
38.8
37.8
________________________
1)
The data on the number of pensioners and pensions granted by pensioners registered with
labour, employment and social protection agencies.
2)
Including pensioners registered with other public authorities.
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EDUCATION
EDUCATION
MAIN INDICATORS OF EDUCATION
(beginning of academic year)

2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/
13
14
15
16
Number of preschool education
institutions
children, thous.
enrollment ratio of preschool
education, % of children
1 to 5 years of age
4 064 4 027 3 972 3 951

398.0 407.0 410.6 409.8
74.4
74.5
74.2
73.7
Number of general secondary

education institutions
3579 3 395 3 293 3 230
number of pupils therein,

thous.
928.2 931.3 946.1 969.1
Number of vocational-technical
226
219
213
206
number of students therein,

thous.
79.9
74.6
72.8
72.2
84
79
77
76
education entrance, thous.
35.5
34.6
34.5
33.7
graduates skilled workers

(employees), thous.
50.2
36.9
33.8
31.1
109
81
74
69
225
231
231
231
per 10 000 population, students
per 10 000 employed population,

persons
Number of secondary specialized
thous.
152.2 138.4 129.0 121.3

161
146
136
128
48.2
43.8
40.9
38.9
graduates, thous.
48.7
47.7
41.4
39.0
106
104
91
87
54
54
54
52

specialists
Number of higher education institutions
thous.
428.4 395.3 362.9 336.4

453
417
383
355
88.1
68.7
63.4
63.1
graduates, thous.
84.6
82.7
81.1
78.0
183
181
178
174

specialists
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EDUCATION
NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
BY FIELDS OF EDUCATION
(beginning of 2015/2016 academic year; % of total)

9.3
6.1
34.9
7.3
7.6
9.7
25.1
Communications. Law. Economics. Management.

Business administration
Engineering and technology. Architecture and construction
Teacher education. Professional training
Agriculture and forestry. Landscape architecture
Health and social protection
Humanities. Arts and design
Other
NUMBER OF FOREIGN NATIONAL STUDENTS
IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
(beginning of academic year; persons)

2012/
13
2013/
14
2014/
15
2015/
16
12002
13 160
14 144
14 594
Turkmenistan
6514
7 863
8 342
8 191
Russia
1658
1 749
1 567
1 554
China
1146
939
801
722
Nigeria
242
335
474
497
Iran
208
237
296
489
Azerbaijan
265
268
328
404
Ukraine
168
164
215
290
Kazakhstan
118
172
203
256
Lebanon
154
137
200
255
Turkey
115
124
99
94
Syria
124
80
86
74
Number of foreign national

students
of which nationals of:
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PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH
MAIN INDICATORS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(end of year)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of medical practitioners

36.8
37.3
38.7
40.1
per 10 000 population, persons
38.8
39.4
40.8
42.2
125.1
122.7
123.9
125.2
per 10 000 population, persons
132.2
129.5
130.7
131.8
Number of hospital organizations
657
646
641
636
total, thous. units
106.6
84.0
82.3
80.7
per 10 000 population, units
112.7
88.7
86.8
84.9
2 263
2 267
2 309
2 352
total, mln
122.1
120.5
121.7
123.1
per capita
12.9
12.7
12.8
13.0
Paramedical personnel
Number of hospital beds1)
Number of outpatient-polyclinic
organizations, units
Number of outpatient visits and
sick calls
1)
From 2013 accounting procedure has been changed.
SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH BY THE POPULATION

AS FOR BEGINNING OF 2016
(% of total population aged

16 years and over)
9.1
63.3
27.6
Total population
Good
Belarus in figures
7.6
10.1
66.0
59.3
33.1
Men
Satisfactory
23.9
Women
Bad
CULTURE
CULTURE
HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND NATURAL SITES
OF BELARUS INSCRIBED
ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST
NATIONAL PARK
BELOVEZHSKAYA
PUSHCHA
(a natural transboundary
site, shared with Poland)
MIR CASTLE COMPLEX
(urban settlement of Mir,

Korelichi district,
Grodno region)
PALACE AND PARK

COMPLEX OF THE
RADZIWILL FAMILY AT
NESVIZH
(Minsk region)
STRUVE GEODETIC ARCH
(transboundary site
19 topographic points
of which are located
in Belarus)
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CULTURE
IMMOVABLE HERITAGE PROPERTIES INCLUDED
IN THE STATE LIST OF HISTORIC
AND CULTURAL VALUES OF BELARUS
(units)
Total
2012
2013
2014
2015
5 379
5 379
5 373
5 373
of which sites of
architecture
1 763
1 763
1 759
1 759
history
1 191
1 191
1 192
1 192
60
60
60
60
2 350
2 350
2 347
2 347
arts
archeology
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SITES

BY REGIONS AND MINSK CITY IN 2015
(units)
Vitebsk
934
Minsk city
380
Grodno
727
Brest
741
Mogilev
1 070
Minsk
655
Gomel
866
5 cities in the Republic of Belarus which celebrated

their millenary:
Polotsk (founded in 862)

Vitebsk (founded in 974)
Turov (founded in 980)
Zaslavl (founded in 985)
Volkovysk (founded in 1005)
Belarus in figures
CULTURE
MAIN INDICATORS OF MUSEUMS
2012
Number of museums
2013
2014
2015
162
162
157
157
historical
43
43
43
43
combined
91
91
94
94
arts
14
14
14
14
other
14
14
Number of museum items in

main collection, thous.
3 115
3 170
3 215
3 269
Museum attendance, thous.

visits
5 724
5 731
6 090
6 309
Number of excursions, thous.
135.3
132.4
124.8
125.8
Number of exhibitions, units
5 144
4 997
3 978
4 212
MOST POPULAR MUSEUMS IN 2015
Belarusian State Museum

of the History of Great
Patriotic War
(552 thous. visits a year)
Memorial Complex Brest

Hero Fortress
(416.2 thous. visits a year)
National Historical and

Cultural Museum-Reserve
Niasvizh
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CULTURE
PROFESSIONAL THEATRES
(units)
Total 28
drama and musical 19
childrens and youth 8
opera and ballet 1
ATTENDANCE OF THEATRES
2012
2013
2014
2015
1 891
1 858
1 819
1 792
200
196
192
189
254
240
245
245
drama and musical
65
63
61
59
childrens and youth
50
52
52
53
Theatre attendance, thous. visits

visits per 1 000 population
Average attendance per theatre,
thous. visits:
opera and ballet
MOST VISITED THEATRES IN 2015
National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre

Belarusian State Academic

Musical Theatre
M.Gorky National
Academic Drama Theatre
(81 thous. visits a year)
Belarus in figures
CULTURE
MAIN INDICATORS OF CONCERT ORGANIZATIONS
2012
Number of concert
organizations
2013
2014
2015
18
19
19
19
Number of concerts
6 729
6 128
5 743
5 538
Concerts given in the Republic

of Belarus
6 048
5 480
5 201
5 001
Concert attendance,
thous. visits
1 529
1 487
1 539
1 376
162
157
162
145
MAIN INDICATORS OF STATIONARY CIRCUSES

2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of performances
426
463
420
439
Attendance, thous. visits
595.9
679.6
659.0
634.1
2014
2015
MAIN INDICATORS OF CINEMAS

2012
2013
Number of cinemas
124
113
109
103
Number of seats in audience

halls, thous.
37.0
32.5
30.4
27.4
Annual film show attendance,

thous. visits
8 785
9 597
9 435
8 285
928
1 014
996
873
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MAIN INDICATORS OF LIBRARIES
2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of public libraries
3 606
3 458
3 059
2 893
Library stock, mln copies
66.5
65.8
62.5
59.9
average per library,

thous. copies
18
19
20
21
average per user,

copies
18
18
18
18
Number of users, mln

users per library
Books and magazines lent,
mln copies
copies lent per user
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.3
1 028
1 051
1 130
1 128
69.0
67.7
67.4
61.2
19
19
19
19
ANNIVERSARIES OF OUTSTANDING FIGURES

OF BELARUSIAN LITERATURE
140th anniversary of the birth of the poetess

Alois Pashkevich (1876-1916)
125th anniversary of the birth of the poet

Maxim Bogdanovich (1891-1917)
120th anniversary of the birth of the writer, poet,

dramatist Kondrat Krapiva (1896-1991)
95th anniversary of the birth of the writer

Ivan Shamyakin (1921-2004)
National Library of Belarus
Library stock 9.6 mln copies.

Number of users (2015) 82.3 thous.
Belarus in figures
TOURISM AND RECREATION

INDICATORS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT1)
2012
Number of organizations
engaged in tourism, units
Arrivals of foreign tourists
to the Republic of Belarus,
persons
958
2013
1 085
2014
1 254
2015
1 364
118 749 136 821 137 444 276 2602)
of which from:
CIS countries
96 046 114 183
other countries
22 703
Departures of Belarusian
tourists abroad, persons
22 638
115 644 252 296

21 800
23 964
492 846 708 376 740 514 738 6712)
of which to:
CIS countries
157 023 213 264
other countries
335 823 495 112 660 652 585 148
Number of tourists and

excursionists who bought
travel tours within the territory
of the Republic of Belarus,
persons
79 862
153 523
663 538 655 094 703 702 836 776
Number of hotels and similar

accommodation facilities,
units
471
481
530
539
Number of sanatorium-health
resort and health improving
448
464
466
475
1 775
1 881
2 037
2 263
Number of agri-ecotourism
subjects, units
Number of tourists served
in agri-ecotourism subjects,
persons
1)
2)
222 566 271 716 318 842 294 281
The data are given on the organized tourism.

From 2015 including excursionists.
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NUMBER OF VISITS BY COUNTRIES
(persons)
2012
2013
2014
20151)
Arrivals of foreign tourists to the Republic of Belarus

Total (excluding CIS countries)
22 703
22 638
21 800
23 964
Poland
2 027
3 126
1 702
5 927
Latvia
1 107
1 031
2 348
2 337
Lithuania
1688
2 093
2 023
1 722
Germany
2 071
1 931
1 704
1 635
of which from:
314
682
266
992
Italy
1 535
952
889
850
United States
1 017
1 070
732
813
China
Estonia
United Kingdom
France
Hungary
Switzerland
Iraq
Finland
738
670
566
803
3 033
1 657
907
773
749
729
568
732
62
50
163
403
430
287
633
386
25
68
104
379
358
341
715
318
Departures of Belarusian tourists abroad

Total (excluding CIS countries) 335 823 495 112 660 652 585 148
of which to:
Turkey
66 932
98 988 116 002 111 840
Egypt
46 981
52 954
94 002
85 263
Bulgaria
54 383
89 172 102 777
79 216
Poland
45 235
52 819
75 505
75 184
Greece
14 624
26 760
39 095
35 400
Lithuania
26 336
37 666
42 246
29 252
Spain
6 341
16 307
26 372
25 300
Italy
8 944
13 460
19 272
18 087
16 276
18 083
17 022
7 265
12 651
13 488
17 729
23 167
Germany
4 022
6 313
10 096
8 680
Hungary
3 587
5 498
6 977
8 489
France
6 371
9 051
11 822
8 242
Cyprus
2 647
3 542
8 467
7 105
Montenegro
Czech Republic
1)
From 2015 including excursionists.
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HOTELS AND SIMILAR ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
(end of year)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of hotels and similar

accommodation facilities,
units
471
481
530
539
of which hotels and hotel

resorts having
category:
38
43
54
56
five stars
four stars
three stars
25
29
32
34
28.5
29.9
35.4
37.0
Accommodation capacity,
thous. places
Number of persons
accommodated,
thous. persons
1 824.4 1 805.1 1 739.4 1 606.1
Average room occupancy

of hotels and similar
accommodation facilities, %
43
41
34
29
SANATORIUM-HEALTH RESORT
AND HEALTH IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONS
(end of year)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of sanatorium-health
resort and health improving
448
464
466
475
Number of beds (places),

thous.
46.5
49.0
46.9
47.0
844.4
833.4
847.4
760.7
Number of persons
accommodated,
thous.
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PHUSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS FACILITIES
(end of year, entities)
Total facilities
2012
2013
2014
2015
23 210
23 171
22 790
23 278
of which:
stadiums
176
177
148
144
arenas
42
43
51
52
sports facilities with artificial

ice
31
34
36
35
shooting ranges
gymnasiums
715
706
651
655
4 757
4 734
4 594
4 588
310
312
315
332
swimming pools
PHUSICAL CULTURE AND SPORT

2012
Number of persons engaged in
physical culture and sport,
thous. persons
2013
2014
2015
1 763.5 1 797.8 1 915.1 1 982.1
of which in rural areas
392.8
390.5
373.0
384.6
Number of persons engaged in

physical culture and sport,
% of total population
18.6
19.0
20.2
20.9
SHARE OF THE POPULATION OVER 16 YEARS

ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORT
AT THE BEGINNING OF 2016
(%)
70.5
27.3
26.2
26.8
29.5
Total population
73.8
65.5
34.5
Men
26.2
Women
Share of population engaged in physical training and sport

Engagement individually
Visit organized activities
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

AND LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY
2012
2013
2014
2015
530 356
649 111
778 095
869 702
2010=100
107.3
108.4
110.2
105.9
previous year = 100
101.7
101.0
101.7
96.1
56 036
68 573
82 125
91 646
2010=100
107.6
108.7
110.4
105.9
previous year = 100
101.8
101.0
101.6
95.9
2010=100
109.4
111.3
113.9
110.8
previous year = 100
103.5
101.7
102.3
97.3
2010=100
300.3
364.0
428.8
499.1
previous year = 100
175.4
121.2
117.8
116.4

(GDP), at current prices,
BYR bn
at constant prices
GDP per capita,

at current prices,
BYR thous.
at constant prices
Labour productivity
(at constant prices)
GDP deflator index
SHARE OF PRODUCTION SECTOR AND

SERVICES SECTOR IN GDP
(%)
60
46.1
43.6
44.0
46.0
44.0
46.4
40
47.7
41.4
20
2012
2013
2014
2015
Production sector
Services sector
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STRUCTURE OF GDP BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
(% of total)
2012
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
46.1
44.0
44.0
41.4
agriculture, hunting andforestry
8.5
7.0
7.5
6.7
fishing and fish farming
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
mining and quarrying
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.7
26.1
23.1
22.2
22.4
of electricity, gas and water

supply
2.9
2.6
2.9
3.3
construction
7.4
10.2
10.5
8.3
services sector
43.6
46.0
46.4
47.7
14.0
12.9
13.0
12.5
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.9
transport andcommunications
7.5
8.3
7.9
7.7
3.7
3.6
3.8
4.3

business services
6.0
7.9
8.0
9.3
public administration
3.0
3.4
3.5
3.6
education
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.4

services
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.1
financial intermediation
services indirectly measured
-2.4
-2.2
-2.5
-2.8
net taxes on products
12.7
12.2
12.1
13.7

of which:
production sector
manufacturing
trade
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES

CHARACTERISTICS OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES
NUMBER OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES
(as of January 1)
2013
Legal entities
2014
2015
2016
131 667 141 897 145 106 141 600
1)
of which:
agriculture, hunting and
forestry
4 823
4 941
4 909
4 902
industry
16 600
17 374
17 490
17 026
construction
10 342
11 394
11 594
10 776
trade
43 925
46 228
46 559
44 579

2 559
2 749
2 941
2 934
10 631
13 989
14 072
13 506
582
655
732
695
business services
16 772
18 828
20 605
21 093
education
8 765
8 673
8 543
8 493
2 123
2 177
2 246
2 262
9 934
10 452
11 104
11 091
community and other services

Individual entrepreneurs
1)
250 910 266 413 275 324 255 547
Excluding public organizations (associations).
DISTRIBUTION OF LEGAL ENTITIES

BY OWNERSHIP TYPE
(as of January 1;
as % of total number of legal entities)
1.3
1.2
4.6
4.0
82.6
13.4
2013
83.7
11.7
2016
State ownership
Private ownership
Private with
state share
Foreign ownership
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INDUSTRY
MAIN INDICATORS OF INDUSTRY
2012
Industrial production,
BYR bn (at current prices)
2013
2014
615 862 605 634 673 850
2015
729 005
at constant prices
2010=100
115.4
109.7
111.9
104.5
previous year = 100
105.8
95.1
102.0
93.4
Average payroll number of

workers in industry,
thous. persons
1 059.1
1 036.9
989.0
790.21)
Nominal gross average

monthly wages and
salaries, BYR thous.
4 056.5
5 483.2
6 372.5
7 085.11)
1)
THE RATIO OF EXPORT AND

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT
(%)
80
60
62.2
54.5
54.6
2013
2014
58.0
40
20
2012
Belarus in figures
2015
INDUSTRY
INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(% of previous year; at constant prices)

2012
Industry
Mining and quarrying
2013
2014
2015
105.8
95.1
102.0
93.4
98.3
99.5
142.0
92.2
106.5
94.6
100.5
92.9
manufacture of food products,

including beverages, and
tobacco
104.5
101.7
98.5
98.9
manufacture of textiles
andtextile articles
101.4
97.3
97.6
85.9
manufacture of leather,
products of leather and
footwear
101.9
99.1
91.3
81.5
manufacture of wood and

ofproducts of wood
98.9
108.7
106.1
94.0
manufacture of pulp, paper and

paper products. Publishing
98.4
92.3
110.3
87.2
manufacture ofcoke,
petroleum products and
nuclear materials
109.0
79.1
108.6
100.3
manufacture ofchemicals
119.9
82.2
125.5
106.3
manufacture of rubber and

plastics products
108.9
101.6
87.2
87.9
manufacture of other nonmetallic mineral products
97.3
103.6
96.6
82.4
manufacture of basic metals

andfabricated metal products
105.0
94.2
101.3
90.1
manufacture of machinery
andequipment
101.3
97.3
80.4
74.8
manufacture of electrical,
electronic and optical
equipment
108.2
105.6
91.0
93.3
manufacture of motor vehicles

andequipment
115.6
94.7
79.1
86.3
other manufacturing
101.2
102.1
101.9
94.5
100.1
100.8
102.8
97.6
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas and water supply
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STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(% of total)
1.4
1.4
7.1
10.6
91.5
88.0
2015
2012
Mining
and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity,
gas and
water supply

,
STRUCTURE OF MANUFACTURING
4.0
4.9
4.0
3.0 2.5
(% of total)
20.2
3.8
4.0
3.6
3.4
3.9
4.0 2.7
27.3
5.0
4.8
6.9
7.2
22.5
12.9
18.7
13.1
10.2
7.4
2015
2012
(
)
(
)
(
)
Manufacture of
food products,
including
beverages,
and
(
)
tobacco
Manufacture
ofcoke,
petroleum
products
and
nuclear
materials
Manufacture
of
machinery
andequipment
Manufacture
ofchemicals
Manufacture of basic
metals andfabricated
metal products
products

Manufacture of
other non-metallic
mineral
Manufacture of,
electrical, electronic and
optical equipment
Manufacture of motor vehicles

andequipment
plastics
Manufacture of
rubber and
products
Manufacture
of
textiles
andtextile
articles.
Manufacture
of leather,

.
.
products
of
leather
and footwear
. of
Manufacture
of wood and
ofproducts of
wood. Manufacture
.
.
.
-
-
.
pulp,
paper
and
paper
products.
Publishing
-
.
-
.
Other manufacturing
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AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
MAIN INDICATORS OF AGRICULTURE
(farms of all types)

2012
Agricultural production, BUR
bn (at current prices)
2013
2014
2015
96 696 105 770 131 204 136 682
plant-growing
44 461
49 039
63 563
62 601
animal husbandry
52 235
56 731
67 641
74 081
2010 =100
113.6
108.8
112.0
108.9
previous year = 100
106.6
95.8
102.9
97.2
2010=100
117.7
107.6
117.4
105.1
previous year = 100
107.4
91.4
109.1
89.5
2010=100
108.8
108.3
105.2
110.5
previous year = 100
105.8
99.5
97.1
105.0
327.7
317.5
305.8
293.51)
Agricultural production, %
plant-growing
animal husbandry

workers of organizations
engaged in agriculture,
thous. persons

wages and salaries of workers
of organizations engaged
in agriculture, BYR thous.
2 694.3 3 784.7
1)
4511.6 4 856.11)
STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

BY TYPE OF FARM
(% of total; at current prices)
Farms of all types
2012
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
74.8
76.4
76.2
77.2
1.1
1.5
1.7
1.9
24.1
22.1
22.1
20.9
of which:
agricultural organizations
private (peasant) farms
household plots
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STRUCTURE OF PLANT-GROWING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
PRODUCTION BY TYPE OF FARM
(% of total; at current prices)

Plant-growing
Animal husbandry
1.9
3.6
40.4
38.4
0.3
6.2
0.4
10.3
93.5
89.3
57.7
58.0
2012
2015
2012
2015
Agricultural organizations
Household plots
Private (peasant) farms
STRUCTURE OF SOWN AREAS UNDER AGRICULTURAL CROPS
(farms of all types; % of total)

2015
41.0
1.1
5.3
7.2
45.4
1.2
2014
45.0
38.4
10.1 5.3
2013
45.8
1.2
10.6 5.4
2012
46.7
11.2 5.8
1.1
Grains and legumes

Industrial crops
Potatoes
Vegetables
Forage crops
Belarus in figures
37.1
35.2
AGRICULTURE
GROSS HARVEST AND YIELD CAPACITY
OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS

2012
2013
2014
2015
Gross harvest, thousand tons

Grains and legumes
(weight after processing)
9226
7 600
9 564
8 657
rye
1082
648
867
753
wheat
2554
2 101
2 925
2 896
triticale
1818
1 273
2 076
1 929
barley
1917
1 673
1 988
1 849
422
351
522
492
of which:
oats
legumes
398
367
530
470
other
1034
1 186
655
268
Potatoes
6911
5 911
6 280
5 995
Vegetables
1581
1 628
1 734
1 687
Flax fibre
Sugar beet
Fruit and berries
52
45
48
41
4772
4 343
4 803
3 300
630
456
629
553
Yield capacity, centners per hectare

Grains and legumes
(weight after processing)
34.4
29.7
36.7
36.5
rye
27.6
20.1
27.1
30.1
wheat
35.8
30.6
39.4
39.6
triticale
37.2
28.8
39.7
37.9
barley
34.4
29.4
36.4
37.0
oats
32.2
26.4
34.5
32.6
legumes
of which:
26.1
23.4
29.2
30.2
Potatoes
208
194
204
194
Vegetables
236
237
242
244
Flax fibre
9.0
8.4
10.7
10.1
Sugar beet
485
437
463
330
Fruit and berries
70.5
51.2
70.6
64.2
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NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
(farms of all types;

as of January 1; thousand heads)
2013
2014
2015
2016
4367
4 322
4 364
4 356
1519
1 525
1 533
1 512
4243
3 267
2 925
3 205
133
131
141
153
Horses
92
82
73
64
Poultry, mln heads
42
46
48
49
Cattle
of which cows
Pigs
Sheep and goats
PRODUCTION OF BASIC ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRODUCTS

2012
2013
2014
2015
Thousand tons
Sales of livestock and poultry
live weight
1557
1 669
1 548
1 662
slaughter weight
1092
1 172
1 073
1 150
Production of milk
6766
6 633
6 703
7 047
Production of eggs, mlnpcs
3778
3 850
3 858
3 816
Previous year = 100

Sales of livestock and poultry
live weight
106.3
107.2
92.7
107.4
slaughter weight
107.1
107.3
91.5
107.2
Production of milk
104.1
98.0
101.1
105.1
Production of eggs
103.3
101.9
100.2
98.9
PRODUCTION OF BASIC AGRICULTURAL

PRODUCTS PER CAPITA
(kilogram)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Grains
975
803
1 009
912
Potatoes
730
624
663
632
Vegetables
167
172
183
178
Sugar beet
504
459
507
348
67
48
66
58
Livestock and poultry

(slaughter weight)
115
124
113
121
Milk
715
701
707
743
Eggs, units
399
407
407
402
Fruit and berries
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FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT

DYNAMICS OF FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
2012
2013
2014
2015
BYR billion; at actually effective prices

154 442
209 575
225 659
206 306
production sector
81 426
110 046
109 054
104 320
services sector
73 016
99 529
116 605
101 986
of which:
%; at constant prices
2010=100
previous year = 100
104.1
113.8
107.2
91.4
88.3
109.3
94.2
85.2
106.7
118.6
103.7
91.9
83.8
111.2
87.4
88.7
101.3
109.6
112.6
92.0
93.9
108.2
102.7
81.7
of which:
production sector
2010=100
previous year = 100
services sector
2010=100
previous year = 100
TECHNOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
OF FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
(% of total)
2012
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
building and assembly works

(including equipment assembly)
49.4
52.1
55.0
53.7
machinery, equipment and

transport vehicles
41.2
36.8
33.9
34.4
9.4
11.1
11.1
11.9

of which:
other works and costs
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STRUCTURE OF FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
BY OWNERSHIP TYPE
(% of total)
60
40
60
53.9
40.0
54.6
38.3
40
29.1
28.7
20
20
7.1
6.1
0
2012
2015
State ownership
Private ownership
Private with state share
Foreign ownership
STRUCTURE OF FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT

BY SOURCE OF FINANCING
(% of total)
2012
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
of which out of:

consolidated budget
16.1
20.7
15.8
13.1
own funds oforganizations
40.0
37.8
38.5
38.9
funds borrowed from other

organizations
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.3
foreign investment (excluding

foreign bank credits (loans))
3.2
3.2
3.7
3.9
26.5
24.2
26.6
26.8
foreign bank credits (loans)
3.3
4.2
8.2
11.8
credits on foreign credit lines
bank credits (loans)

ofwhich:
3.4
2.2
2.5
2.7
own funds ofpopulation
6.8
8.3
10.0
12.3
other sources
5.9
4.6
3.9
3.8
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STRUCTUE OF FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
(% of total)
2012
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
agriculture, hunting and forestry
16.1
14.1
10.0
10.8
industry
34.4
36.1
36.4
37.9
construction
2.2
2.4
2.0
1.9
trade
5.0
5.1
5.5
3.6
1.1
1.4
1.6
1.2
12.6
9.5
10.2
10.5
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.1

of which:

real estate, renting and business
services
20.4
22,5
25.9
26.3
education
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.0
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.6
community, social andpersonal

services
2.7
3.1
2.6
2.1
INDICES OF FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT

(% of previous year; at constant prices)
2012
2013
2014
2015
88.3
109.3
94.2
85.2
109.2
94.6
65.9
89.8
75.3
116.7
96.0
88.5
of which:
agriculture, hunting and forestry
industry
construction
88.5
125.7
80.9
91.7
trade
100.7
112.2
102.9
60.0
149.1
135.8
108.2
76.8
101.4
85.4
100.8
90.4
99.3
96.5
103.6
93.4
real estate, renting and business

services
84.5
113.1
106.8
89.6
education
93.0
115.3
106.4
61.6
100.5
102.3
105.7
94.4

services
104.1
119.6
81.7
66.3
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CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
MAIN INDICATORS OF CONSTRUCTION
2012
Volume of contract works
in Construction activity,
BYR bn (actually effective
prices)
2013
2014
2015
68 729.9 94 360.6 104 807.4 95 017.5
at constant prices
2010=100
97.5
102.0
96.2
84.7
previous year = 100
91.4
104.6
94.3
88.0
287.7
292.6
284.2
192.41)
4 209.7
6 392.8

workers, thous. persons
monthly wages and
salaries, BYR thous.
1)
7601.9 7 864.41)
VOLUME OF CONTRACT WORK IN CONSTRUCTION

ACTIVITY BY OWNERSHIP TYPE
(% of total)
2012
2013
2014
2015
100
100
100
100
16.8
16.3
15.0
13.6
republican
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.3
community
13.5
13.2
11.8
10.4
81.5
82.2
83.0
83.8
40.1
38.6
38.3
40.6
1.7
1.5
2.0
2.5
Volume of contract work

of which by ownership
type:
state
private
mixed with state share
foreign
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CONSTRUCTION
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
2012
Commissioning ofresidential
buildings, thous. m2 of total
floor space
2013
2014
2015
4 482.8 5 220.4 5 523.0 5 058.4
2010=100
67.6
78.7
83.3
76.3
previous year = 100
81.8
116.5
105.8
91.6
per 1 000 population, m2 of

total floor space
474
551
583
533
57.2
63.7
69.3
55.5
6.0
6.7
7.3
5.8
78.4
82.0
79.7
91.2
Number of apartments built,

thous.
per 1 000 population,
apartments
Average size of built apartments,
m2 of total floor space
Commissioning of
residential buildings in rural
areas, thous. m2 oftotal floor
space
Population provision with
housing per inhabitant, m2
964.7 1 385.3 1 312.9 1 513.9

25.4
25.7
26.1
26.5
COMMISSIONING OF SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
2012
2013
2014
2015
General secondary education

institutions, pupil places
3 872
2 437
3 485
3 855
Preschool education institutions,

places
2 978
1 718
2 420
1 826
Hospital organizations, beds
1 027
687
400
Out-patient and polyclinic

organizations, visits per shift
370
70
1 328
336
2 945
524
300
Club institutions, seats
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TRANSPORT
MAIN INDICATORS OF TRANSPORT
2012
Freight transported, mln tons
2010=100
previous year = 100
Freight turnover,
mln tonne-km
2014
2015
484.4
471.2
467.5
447.4
102.6
99.8
99.0
94.8
98.2
97.8
99.2
95.7
131 684 130 752 131 402 125 957
2010=100
101.9
101.1
101.6
97.4
98.1
97.7
100.5
95.9
2 453.2
2 451.2
2 255.4
2 094.5
2010=100
102.4
102.3
94.1
87.4
previous year = 100
100.4
99.9
92.0
92.8
25 295
26 618
25 092
24 034
2010=100
107.6
113.3
106.8
102.3
previous year = 100
106.7
105.2
94.3
95.7
242.4
244.7
216.8
184.21)
3 954.1
5 386.6
previous year = 100

Passengers transported,
mln persons
Passenger turnover,
mln passenger-km

workers, thous. persons
monthly wages and salaries,
BYR thous.
1)
2013
6 573.4 7 410.61)
LENGTH OF NATIONAL ROADS

2012
2013
2014
2015
5 483
5 490
5 491
5 491
899
1 013
1 012
1 128
Public motor roads, thous. km
100.4
101.0
101.5
101.7
of which hard surface roads
86.0
86.9
87.2
87.4
General use railway tracks,

km
of which electrified
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FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND FREIGHT TURNOVER
BY MODE OF TRANSPORT
2012
2013
2014
2015
Freight transportation, million tons

All modes of transport
484.4
471.2
467.5
447.4
pipeline
137.4
134.2
130.6
132.5
railway
153.7
140.0
141.4
131.4
motor road
189.3
192.5
191.7
180.4
4.0
4.5
3.8
3.0
0.01
0.01
0.04
0.04
of which:
inland water
air
Freight turnover, million tonne-kilometres

131 684
130 752
131 402
125 957
pipeline
61134
61 220
59 704
60 552
railway
48351
43 818
44 997
40 784
motor road
22 031
25 603
26 587
24 523
134
84
49
21
34
27
65
77
of which:
inland water
air
STRUCTURE OF FREIGHT TURNOVER BY MODE OF TRANSPORT
(% of total)
46.4
48.1
36.7
32.4
16.8
0.1
2012
19.4
0.1
2015
Pipeline
Railway
Motor road
Inland water and air
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PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION AND PASSENGER TURNOVER
2012
2013
2014
2015
Passenger transportation, million persons

2 453.2
2 451.2
2 255.4
2 094.5
of which:
railway
100.5
99.4
91.6
87.1
1 435.8
1 415.5
1 304.4
1 216.2
inland water
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
air
1.3
1.6
2.0
2.1
906.6
920.6
844.5
777.1
8.7
13.7
12.6
11.7
motor road (bus)
electric urban and

metro
taxi
Passenger turnover, million passenger-kilometres

25295
26 618
25 092
24 034
8977
8 998
7 796
7 117
10016
10 546
9 946
9 463
of which:
railway
motor road (bus)
inland water
air
2035
2 490
3 070
3 164
electric urban and

metro
4130
4 373
4 088
4 114
133
208
189
175
taxi
STRUCTURE OF PASSENGER TURNOVER

(% of total)
0.5
0.7
16.3
17.1
29.6
35.5
8.1
13.2
39.6
39.4
2012
2015
Railway
Motor road (bus)
Air
Electric urban and metro
Taxi
Belarus in figures
TRANSPORT
AVAILABILITY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
(end of year; units)

2012
2013
2014
2015
Corporate motor vehicles

freight
279 841
285 388
285 556
282 437
passenger cars
107 775
107 318
115 403
117 013
34 084
33 873
35 629
34 980
buses
Privately owned motor vehicles

freight
123 274
128 805
135 632
135 569
passenger cars,
thous. units
2 640.8
2 670.6
2 827.2
2 920.2
buses
10 799
10 876
11 400
11 782
POPULATION PROVISION WITH

PASSENGER CARS
(end of year; per 1 000 populations; units)
2015
307
2014
298
2013
282
2012
279
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
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COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
REVENUES FROM COMMUNICATION SERVICES
(BYR billion; at current prices)

2012
Communication services
2013
2014
2015
12 136.9 15 285.9 19 226.6 23 627.8
ofwhich:
postal
1 074.8 1 555.6 1 916.2 2 285.4
courier
22.7
telecommunication
33.2
35.0
37.2
10907.9 13 477.1 16 997.2 21 027.0
of which:
data transmission
2 217.2 3 176.7 4 400.1 5 575.3
of which Internet access

telematic services
1 170.7 1 699.8 2 171.9 2 778.8

223.4
long-distance and
international telephone
communications
343.1
483.7
651.2
2027.3 2 175.6 2 339.1 2 479.6
local telephone connections

in urban and rural telephone
networks
mobile cellular
telecommunications
599.1
694.3 1 134.9 1 673.4
4481.0 5 503.6 6 594.6 7 629.4
television programme
broadcasting
494.4
595.4
700.4
862.7
of which in cable
television
386.9
471.3
543.8
659.7
MAIN INDICATORS OF MOBILE CELLULAR

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(end of year)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Number of mobile cellular

telecommunication subscribers,
thous.
10676.5 11 114.4 11 401.9 11 448.3
Population coverage
with mobile cellular
telecommunication services, %
99.7
99.9
99.8
99.9
Territorial coverage of
the Republic of Belarus
with mobile cellular
telecommunication services, %
98.2
98.4
97.6
98.1
Belarus in figures
COMMUNICATIONS
NUMBER OF MOBILE CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION
SUBSCRIBERS PER 1 000 POPULATION
(end of year; units)

1 205
2015
1 203
2014
2013
1 174
1 128
2012
0
250
500
750
1250
1000
INTERNET USERS BY PURPOSE OF INTERNET USE IN 2015
(% of total Internet users)

Internet users by age group,
years
6-10 11-15 16-24 25-54 55-64
65 and
over
Search of information
61.1
89.4
94.7
96.3
93.2
84.7
Viewing and
downloading
films, listening and
downloading music
etc.
75.4
90.4
92.8
78.5
58.7
45.3
Social networking
37.8
86.4
95.9
75.8
61.1
47.7
Computer games
87.4
87.6
65.3
39.2
22.9
13.2
Sending and
receiving e-mails,
communication
13.1
37.3
66.8
56.6
55.6
56.9
Purchasing goods,
receive services
0.0
4.5
39.6
34.2
20.1
15.7
Educational purposes
54.8
93.9
68.0
7.9
2.2
0.8
Financial transactions
0.4
23.9
31.6
20.9
9.1
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TRADE AND SERVICES

FOR POPULATION
TRADE AND SERVICES FOR POPULATION
RETAIL TURNOVER AND
CATERING TURNOVER
2012
2013
2014
2015
202 309
268 019
318 100
347 256
food, beverages
andtobacco
98 061
128 627
156 727
173 039
non-food goods
104 248
139 392
161 373
174 217
2010=100
124.4
146.8
155.6
155.9
previous year = 100
114.1
118.0
106.0
100.2
2010=100
112.2
125.4
130.3
131.6
previous year = 100
112.7
111.7
103.9
101.0
2010=100
136.7
169.5
182.9
181.8
previous year = 100
115.2
124.0
107.9
99.4
21.4
28.3
33.6
36.7
2010=100
124.7
147.1
155.8
156.0
previous year = 100
114.2
118.0
105.9
100.1
Retail turnover, BYR bn

(at current prices)
of which:
Retail turnover, %
food, beverages
andtobacco
non-food goods
Retail turnover per capita,

BYR mln (at current prices)
at constant prices
Catering turnover, BYR bn

(at current prices)
10 320
13 551
15 910
15 899
2010=100
111.4
123.9
125.9
115.8
previous year = 100
110.4
111.2
101.6
92.0
at constant prices
Belarus in figures
TRADE AND SERVICES

FOR POPULATION
SALES OF SELECTED FOOD PRODUCTS AND
NON-FOOD GOODS BY TRADE ORGANIZATIONS IN 2015
(% of total sales; excluding sales

of micro organizations)
0.5
99.5
Meat
Cheese
91.4
8.6
74.3
25.7
Vegetables
Refrigerators and
freezers
68.0
32.0
45.3
54.7
Groats
47.1
52.9
Knitwear
47.9
52.1
Building materials
49.7
50.3
Footwear
47.3
Fish, crustaceans and

molluscs
89.8
10.2
Fruits
90.7
9.3
Television set
52.7
Foreign
Domestic production
PAID SERVICES FOR POPULATION

2012
2013
2014
2015

(at current prices), BYR bn
37 233
53 941
75 455
79 409
per capita, BYR thous.
3 934.0
5 698.4
7 964.0
8 367.8
2010=100
113.7
122.7
122.8
120.0
previous year = 100
107.6
107.9
100.1
97.7
at constant prices
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TRADE AND SERVICES

FOR POPULATION
VOLUME INDICES OF PAID SERVICES
FOR POPULATION BY TYPE
(% of previous year;
at constant prices)
2012
2013
2014
107.6
107.9
100.1
97.7
personal
95.2
104.9
99.7
97.7
transport
103.9
101.2
88.5
96.8
communications
108.2
123.3
102.4
102.7
housing and utilities
102.3
105.0
98.3
99.6
cultural
136.2
111.0
107.6
96.2
tourism and excursion
197.0
146.3
121.0
86.3
hotels and similar

accommodation facilities
107.6
99.2
105.4
96.7
physical culture andsports
103.8
98.2
120.2
81.9
medical
108.1
114.2
94.0
95.2
2015
of which:
education
1)
1)
109.3
107.11)
93.0
92.8
The data on medical, sanatorium and health inprovement services.
STRUCTURE OF PAID SERVICES

FOR POPULATION BY TYPE
(% of total)
20.1
Communications
21.4
Housing and utilities

17.6
Personal
14.8
Transport
Medical, sanatorium and
health improvement
13.9
6.3
3.9
Tourism and
excursion
Other
20.2
13.4
12.4
6.4
5.1
23.4
21.1
2012
2015
Belarus in figures
FINANCES
FINANCES1)
CONSOLIDATED BUDGET OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
(BYR billion; at current prices)

Revenues
2012
2013
2014
2015
157 956
189 232
219 281
266 321
% of GDP
Expenditures
29.8
29.2
28.2
30.6
155 169
187 751
211 154
250 377
29.3
28.9
27.1
28.8
2 787
1 481
8 127
15 945
0.5
0.2
1.0
1.8
% of GDP
Surplus, deficit (-)
of the budget
% of GDP
EXPENDITURES OF THE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET

ON SOCIAL SECTOR
(% of GDP)
2012
2013
2014
2015
12.2
12.1
11.6
12.2
education
4.9
5.0
4.7
4.8
public health
3.8
3.9
3.8
4.0
physical culture, sports, culture

and mass media
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
social policy
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.5
Expenditures
of which on:
EXPENDITURES OF THE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET

ON SOCIAL SECTOR
(% of total)
7.3
8.0
31.6
20.2
20.5
40.2
32.9
39.3
2012
2015
Public health
Education
Social policy
Physical culture, sports, culture
and mass media
1)
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus.
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PRICES AND TARIFFS

PRICES AND TARIFFS
PRICE AND TARIFFS INDICES
2012
2013
2014
2015
December to December of previous year, %

Consumer price index
121.8
116.5
116.2
120.6
110.7
113.5
116.0
130.2
114.9
117.8
106.1
Price index in construction
127.2
117.8
108.0
121.5
...
93.1
102.9
125.9
143.0
115.2
105.3
120.2
118.1
113.5
Wholesale price index of goods

(products)
Freight tariff index
112.0
Previous year = 100

159.2
118.3
176.0
113.6
112.8
116.8
191.2
112.9
120.7
107.7
Price index in construction
177.2
124.2
114.3
113.2
...
97.0
99.6
118.9
193.9
121.9
109.5
115.3
Wholesale price index of goods

(products)
Freight tariff index
CONSUMER PRICE INDICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES

2012
2013
2014
2015
December to December of previous year, %

121.8
116.5
116.2
112.0
119.1
111.1
125.1
113.4
110.3
107.6
136.1
139.1
Previous year = 100
159.2
118.3
114.2
118.5
108.1
127.5
111.2
111.0
111.5
115.7
118.1
113.5
of which:
goods
food
non-food
services
of which:
goods
food
non-food
services
Belarus in figures
160.6
168.0
149.5
114.1
118.8
107.2
114.2
118.6
108.0
112.0
112.1
111.7
153.2
138.0
135.2
121.3
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN INVESTORS BY TYPE
2012
2013
2014
2015
USD million
Total
14 329.8
14 974.3
15 084.4
11 344.2
10 358.4
11 083.4
10 168.9
7 241.4
23.4
12.2
10.6
5.1
3 948.0
3 878.7
4 904.9
4 097.7
100
100
100
100
72.3
74.0
67.4
63.8
of which:
direct
portfolio
other
% of total
Total
of which:
direct
portfolio
other
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.05
27.5
25.9
32.5
36.1
INFLOWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
(USD million)
2012
Total
2013
2014
2015
14 329.8 14 974.3 15 084.4 11 344.2
of which:
agriculture, hunting
and forestry
industry
construction
trade
transport and
communications
62.7
79.2
64.7
117.2
3 502.8
3 502.5
3 412.8
3 076.3
134.7
141.1
157.5
86.7
5 622.6
5 208.2
4 402.1
3 616.5
50.6
219.8
160.6
99.2
4 280.3
4 834.8
5 661.3
3 557.9
157.1
150.9
243.1
109.6

business services
486.5
795.6
935.8
645.7
education
0.4
0.2
0.03
0.6
2.4
5.1
9.1
5.2
community, social
andpersonal services
29.5
36.4
37.3
29.0
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT
INFLOWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
(% of total)
6.5
9.6
27.1
24.4
31.9
39.2
29.9
2012
Industry
Trade
31.4
2015
Transport and communications
Other
INFLOWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT

BY MAIN COUNTRIES-INVESTORS
(million USD)
2012
Foreign investment
of which:
from CIS countries
of which:
Russia
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
from other countries
of which:
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Cyprus
Austria
China
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
Germany
United States
Qatar
Switzerland
Estonia
Turkey
Czech Republic
Italy
International organizations
Belarus in figures
2013
2014
2015
14329.8 14 974.3 15 084.4 11 344.2

7086.3
7 448.6
6 519.9
5 013.6
6691.0
352.6
2.7
13.9
7187.0
7 281.2
138.7
2.3
6.2
7 459.8
6 274.7
119.6
101.7
7.0
8 434.0
4 896.0
90.9
3.8
5.6
6 299.6
3617.8
407.9
3 202.1
741.1
2 809.0
1 962.1
2 339.3
1 220.2
923.4
576.0
127.6
128.2
173.0
129.3
185.2
138.4
1 059.5
501.9
146.7
179.8
178.5
177.3
163.4
168.2
930.9
526.1
300.1
157.7
233.5
193.0
379.7
68.9
806.7
353.4
341.7
194.8
168.9
101.0
98.0
90.2
22.0
43.3
68.8
47.5
66.2
109.2
148.3
84.7
47.7
62.3
70.0
152.5
94.0
45.3
52.3
75.5
70.0
65.2
50.8
46.3
48.7
56.5
60.9
65.9
38.6
130.5
28.8
31.0
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
NET FOREIGN INVESTMENT, DISINVESTMENT (-)
(USD million)
2012
Total
2013
2014
2015
417.9 3 173.1 1 900.1 2 119.1
of which:
and forestry
33.6
industry
construction
34.0
33.2
76.9
563.9 1 668.1
692.9
800.2
82.5
75.3
93.8
54.5
-99.1
438.5
210.6
769.9
42.8
204.9
147.0
81.9
-441.9
294.6
133.4
-27.4
54.0
12.2
105.8
-30.0
176.5
422.2
461.7
374.5
education
0.2
0.04
-0.2
0.4
0.5
3.6
7.9
4.6

services
4.7
19.5
14.1
13.4
trade
business services
TARGETED USE OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN 2015
(% of total)
Fixed assets
86.0
13.8
Intangible assets
0.2
Other purposes (repayment

of credits, loans and related
interests, payment for production
supplies and goods for sale, etc.)
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STRUCTURE OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT
BY TYPE OF FIXED ASSETS IN 2015
(% of total)
10.9
Machinery, equipment,
transport vehicles
Structures, transmission
units
Buildings
45.9
40.6
Other investment
in fixed assets
2.6
ACCUMULATED FOREIGN INVESTMENT BY ECONOMIC

ACTIVITY AT YEAR-END 2015
(USD million)
Accumulated
foreign investment
total
Total
13 572.4
% of
total
Of which
direct
100 6 436.5
portfolio
other
17.3 7 118.6
of which:
and forestry
industry
construction
trade
transport and
communications
real estate, renting
and business services
education
211.9
6 336.8
332.2
1 962.7
1.6
169.2
46.7 2 405.1
2.4
0.2
42.5
11.6 3 920.2
263.6
0.7
67.9
14.5 1 345.9
1.3
615.5
522.9
3.9
136.9
1.0
385.0
1 546.2
11.4
692.7
0.2
853.2
360.7
2.7
168.7
0.2
191.7
16.2 1 204.4
2.1
992.2
2 198.7
0.3
0.003
0.3
0.001
0.01
19.1
0.1
10.3
0.001
8.7
community, social
andpersonal services
79.8
0.6
39.0
0.04
40.8
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FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIN TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
(according to the balance of payments methodology)

2012
2013
2014
2015
USD million; at current prices

Volume of foreign trade
ingoods and services
100 938
90 433
87 108
65 560
exports
51 886
44 046
43 312
32 883
imports
49 052
46 387
43 796
32 677
balance
2 834
-2 341
-484
206
90 583
77 674
73 482
54 536
exports
45 574
36 540
35 423
26 209
imports
45 009
41 134
38 059
28 327
balance
565
-4 594
-2 636
-2 118
of which:
volume of foreign trade
ingoods

in services
10 355
12 759
13 626
11 024
exports
6 312
7 506
7 889
6 674
imports
4 043
5 253
5 737
4 350
2 269
2 253
2 152
2 324
balance
% of previous year, at current prices

Volume of foreign trade
ingoods and services
107.1
89.6
96.3
75.3
exports
111.5
84.9
98.3
75.9
imports
102.7
94.6
94.4
74.6
106.2
85.7
94.6
74.2
exports
111.4
80.2
96.9
74.0
imports
101.4
91.4
92.5
74.4

ingoods

in services
115.6
123.2
106.8
80.9
exports
112.5
118.9
105.1
84.6
imports
120.6
129.9
109.2
75.8
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FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS1)
(USD million; at current prices)

2012
Volume of foreign trade in goods
2013
2014
2015
92 464 80 226 76 583 56 998
exports
46 060 37 203 36 081 26 686
imports
46 404 43 023 40 502 30 312
balance
-344 -5 820 -4 421 -3 626
with CIS countries
53 834 48 224 45 295 32 418
exports
23 693 23 015 21 108 14 073
imports
30 141 25 209 24 187 18 345
balance
-6 448 -2 194 -3 079 -4 272
of which with Eurasian Economic

Union member countries
44 786 40 694 38 337 28 2052)
exports
17 116 17 707 16 060 10 997
imports
27 670 22 987 22 277 17 208
balance
of which:
Russia
-10 554 -5 280 -6 217
-6 211
43 860 39 742 37 371 27 533
exports
16 309 16 837 15 181 10 389
imports
27 551 22 905 22 190 17 144
balance
-11 242 -6 068 -7 009 -6 755
with other countries
38 630 32 002 31 288 24 580
exports
22 367 14 188 14 973 12 613
imports
16 263 17 814 16 315 11 967
balance
of which EU countries
exports
6 104 -3 626 -1 342
646
26 810 20 970 20 117 14 433

17 515 10 462 10 668
8 602
imports
9 295 10 508
9 449
5 831
balance
8 220
1 219
2 771
-46
1)
Data are produced on the basis of external merchandise trade methodology and differs
from similar indicators produced by the National bank on the basis of balance of payments
methodology. According to the balance of payments methodology an adjustment is made for the
imports of goods from CIF prices to FOB prices. Excluded are goods for further processing and
return of goods. Included are goods purchased by transport organizations abroad.
2)
Fron 2015 including the data on Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
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FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS
WITH SELECTED COUNTRIES
(USD million; at current prices)

2012
2013
2014
2015
Exports of goods
Total
46 059.9
37 203.1
36 080.5
26 685.5
16 308.9
16 837.5
15 181.0
10 389.1
556.6
1 024.2
2 928.9
2 981.3
Ukraine
5 557.2
4 195.8
4 063.7
2 520.8
Netherlands
7 551.3
3 330.4
1 708.9
1 157.5
Germany
1 737.1
1 753.4
1 654.1
1 086.5
Lithuania
Russia
United Kingdom
1 181.2
1 072.6
1 038.5
964.4
China
432.6
460.7
640.3
781.6
Poland
949.7
781.8
843.9
767.0
3 269.7
526.7
501.5
599.7
Kazakhstan
806.9
870.4
879.4
524.7
Brazil
801.7
518.6
709.5
521.3
India
266.4
173.2
212.1
317.0
Azerbaijan
211.1
277.8
318.0
285.8
Indonesia
90.8
91.4
190.9
169.5
226.1
194.9
162.3
167.9
Latvia
Belgium
Imports of goods
Total
46 404.4
43 022.7
40 502.4
30 311.7
Russia
27 550.9
22 904.9
22 190.2
17 144.2
China
2 373.5
2 829.4
2 373.2
2 399.5
Germany
2 732.1
3 035.5
2 465.3
1 385.0
Poland
1 349.2
1 581.5
1 535.0
1 082.1
Ukraine
2 309.5
2 053.5
1 688.9
950.0
Italy
956.3
1 111.6
1 165.9
636.6
Turkey
347.2
410.1
463.2
487.8
United States
634.1
587.1
507.6
445.6
France
436.0
495.7
424.2
320.7
Morocco
40.5
31.1
51.5
300.1
Lithuania
371.2
466.4
365.4
277.7
Czech Republic
440.9
495.5
411.6
275.6
Spain
290.9
396.8
434.9
249.2
Netherlands
448.4
443.4
482.6
211.1
Belgium
344.1
366.0
313.3
209.5
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FOREIGN TRADE
STRUCTURE OF FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS
WITH SELECTED COUNTRIES IN 2015
(% of turnover)
United
Kingdom
Latvia
94.4
88.6
Netherlands
15.4
77.6
22.4
72.6
Ukraine
Germany
27.4
44.0
Poland
56.0
41.5
Russia
Italy
11.4
84.6
Lithuania
China
5.6
58.5
37.7
62.3
24.6
75.4
83.0
17.0
20
60
40
Exports
100
80
Imports
COMMODITY STRUCTURE OF EXPORTS

AND IMPORTS IN 2015
(% of total)
8.9
12.2
29.9
6.5
Expotrs
8.4
Imports
31.1
14.6
16.3
13.8
21.3
23.4
Mineral products
Chemical products, rubber
Machinery, equipment and motor vehicles
Food industry products and agricultural raw
Ferrous, non-ferrous metals and articles thereof
Other
Belarus in figures
13.6
FOREIGN TRADE
FOREIGN TRADE IN SERVICES
(according to the balance of payments methodology;

USD million; at current prices)
2012
Volume of foreign trade in
services
2013
2014
2015
10 354.8 12 759.5 13 626.4 11 023.3
exports
6 311.7
7 506.0
7 889.0
6 673.6
imports
4 043.1
5 253.5
5 737.4
4 349.7
balance
2 268.6
2 252.5
2 151.6
2 323.9
3 345.2
4 562.0
4 429.5
3 679.9
exports
2 078.5
2 566.8
2 650.2
2 198.9
imports
1 266.7
1 995.2
1 779.3
1 481.0
balance
811.8
571.6
870.9
717.9
2 630.4
3 662.1
3 818.7 3 100.11)
exports
1 762.6
2 161.7
2 301.5
1 844.9
imports
867.8
1 500.4
1 517.2
1 255.2
balance
894.8
661.3
784.3
589.7
2 542.5
3 532.6
3 714.9
2 985.5
exports
1 693.2
2 059.3
2 225.8
1 761.7
imports
849.3
1 473.3
1 489.1
1 223.8
balance
843.9
586.0
736.7
537.9
7 009.6
8 197.5
9 196.9
7 343.4
exports
4 233.2
4 939.2
5 238.8
4 474.7
imports
2 776.4
3 258.3
3 958.1
2 868.7
balance
1 456.8
1 680.9
1 280.7
1 606.0
with CIS countries
of which with Eurasian

Economic Union member
countries
of which:
Russia
with other countries
1)
From 2015 including the data on Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
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FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF SELECTED SERVICES
(according to the balance of payments methodology;

USD million; at current prices)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Exports of services
Transport services
3 573.0 3 792.4 3 726.0 2 928.0
Construction services
469.7 1 065.5 1 220.4
988.1
Computer services
408.0
554.9
690.8
818.3
Travels
684.7
791.4
868.0
759.7
Telecommunication services
182.4
183.2
200.9
181.3
Repair and maintenance services
127.5
130.9
132.3
161.6
Advertising and marketing

services
73.8
118.0
136.0
122.0
125.7
122.8
114.8
111.1
Architectural, engineering and

other technical services
94.0
121.5
119.2
75.3
Financial services
24.8
24.0
37.7
36.7
Operational lease
Payments intellectual
property use
Other services
22.9
27.7
39.1
23.2
525.2
573.7
603.8
468.3
Imports of services
Transport services
1 475.4 1 397.7 1 521.6 1 257.4
Construction services
637.0 1 258.2 1 524.0
991.4
Travels
788.6 1 153.3 1 160.1
944.4
Financial services
203.1
231.4
336.0
253.7
Architectural, engineering and

other technical services
146.6
298.0
162.9
139.8
Payments intellectual
property use
106.8
145.1
237.3
130.7
Repair and maintenance services
60.3
110.8
135.7
114.6
Telecommunications services
143.5
114.1
123.6
113.1
Operational lease
130.1
89.9
99.3
101.6
Computer services
55.9
72.4
92.6
87.9
Advertising and marketing

services
Other services
Belarus in figures
44.8
50.4
54.7
42.0
251.0
332.2
289.6
173.1
Belarus in Figures
Statistical reference book
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NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMITTEE

OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

National Statistical Committee

Tourism and recreation

Gross domestic product

Characteristics of economic entities

Fixed capital investment

Commissioning of social and cultural facilities

Trade and services for population

Prices and tariffs

207.6 thous. km2 (42% - agricultural land,

9 498.4 thous. persons

46 persons per 1 km2

Minsk - 1 959.8 thous. persons

from North to South - 560 km,

Longest rivers within

Dnepr - 700, Berezina - 561,

Largest lakes, km2

Naroch - 79.6, Osveyskoye - 52.8,

Highest point above

345 m (the Dzerzhinskaya mountain,

Lowest place above

80 - 90 m (valley of the Neman river,

January - (-1.10), July - (+18.40)

in the West - with Poland;

Cities and towns

Districts in cities and towns

Population (end of year),

9 463.8 9 468.2 9 480.9 9 498.4

Average annual number of

4 612.1 4 578.4 4 550.5 4 493.7

Gross domestic product

Freight turnover, bn tonne-km

Paid services for population,

Revenues of the consolidated

Expenditures of the consolidated

Surplus, deficit (-) of the

Nominal gross average monthly

3 676.1 5 061.4 6 052.4 6 718.71)

Average pension (end ofyear),

1 885.5 2 206.8 2 643.5 2 805.7

Volume of foreign trade in goods

The data are given on large and medium-sized organizations.

Population size (end of year)

Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product per capita

Agricultural produce in farms of

Fixed capital investment

Paid services for population

Real disposable money income

Real wages and salaries

Real pensions (end of year)

Consumer price index3)

Agricultural producer price index

Exports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services

9463.8 9 468.2 9 480.9 9 498.4

7220.9 7 274.8 7 325.0 7 370.1

2242.9 2 193.4 2 155.9 2 128.3

4397.5 4 401.3 4 409.3 4 420.8

5066.3 5 066.9 5 071.6 5 077.6

Number of women per 1 000

COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE

(end of year to end of previous year; thousand persons)