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CodeBLR
Long NameRepublic of Belarus
Income GroupUpper middle income
RegionEurope & Central Asia
Lending categoryIBRD
Currency UnitBelarusian rubel
Latest population census2009
Latest household surveyMultiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2012
Special NotesIn July 2016 a new Belarusian ruble was introduced, at a rate of 1 new ruble = 10,000 old rubles. Local currency values in this database are in new rubels.
National accounts base yearOriginal chained constant price data are rescaled.
National accounts reference year2000
System of National AccountsCountry uses the 2008 System of National Accounts methodology
SNA price valuationValue added at basic prices (VAB)
Alternative conversion factor1990–95
PPP survey years2011
Balance of Payments Manual in useBPM6
External debt Reporting statusActual
System of tradeGeneral trade system
Government Accounting conceptConsolidated central government
IMF data dissemination standardSpecial Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
Source of most recent Income and expenditure dataIntegrated household survey (IHS), 2016
Vital registration completeYes
Latest industrial data2014
Latest trade data2017
Latest water withdrawal data2013
2-alpha codeBY
WB-2 codeBY
Table NameBelarus
Short NameBelarus
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