Belarus's gross domestic product grew by 2% in January–September 2026. Transport, trade, and agriculture showed the fastest growth, the Ministry of Economy and the National Statistical Committee reported.

Transport showed 104.8%, trade 104%

What is pulling the economy upward? Transport with an index of 104.8%, trade at 104%, and agriculture at 103.8%. In passenger transport, indicators added 7.6%, while freight grew by 2.9%.

Retail sales rose by 8.7% over nine months. Low inflation acts as a lubricant for stores: with 4.6% year-on-year, people's incomes are growing faster than prices. Real incomes added 8.2% in January–August. Wholesale trade showed 100.2%.

The agricultural sector contributed 104.6%, industry 100.5%

In agriculture, production grew to 104.6%. The slowdown compared to the previous month was explained by the seasonal alignment of vegetable harvesting, silage, and winter sowing terms. Rapeseed harvest increased 1.5 times, fruit and berry collection 2.2 times. In animal husbandry, milk, pigs, poultry, and cattle numbers increased.

Industry over nine months showed 100.5%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than in January–August. Energy, pharmaceuticals, and the food sector were growing faster. — Warehouse stocks on October 1 were at 75.1% of average monthly production.

2.7 million sq.m of housing commissioned, capital investments up 2.1%

Over nine months, more than 2.7 million sq.m of housing was commissioned, including about 335 thousand sq.m with state support. Capital investments grew by 2.1%, equipment renewal and machinery purchases by 103.4%.

Exports of goods and services in January–August grew by 13.4% compared to the same period in 2025. Supplies to Asia increased 1.4 times, service exports by 23.3%, driven by transport and tourism. Wages in January–August exceeded 2,980 rubles, the old-age pension 1,060 rubles.