Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus
Belarus: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 5.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus is 5.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus peaked at 168.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 51st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 168.6% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -63.7% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -42.9% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +76.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -40.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +588.1% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -69.1% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -49.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +70.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +60.8% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -67.1% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +15.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 5.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 5.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +588.1% | 7.7% | 53.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 7.0% | 168.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 4.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.0% | 15.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More development goals data for Belarus
- Red List Index 1 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 208.24 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,736 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 116 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belarus was 5.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 168.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Belarus ranks 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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