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CodeBLR
Long NameRepublic of Belarus
Income GroupUpper middle income
RegionEurope & Central Asia
Lending categoryIBRD
Currency UnitBelarusian rubel
Latest population census2019
Latest household surveyMultiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2019
Special NotesData before 2015 were adjusted to reflect the new denomination effective from July 1, 2016 (BYN), a decrease of 10,000 times (1 BYN = 10,000 BYR)
National accounts base yearOriginal chained constant price data are rescaled.
National accounts reference year2018
System of National AccountsCountry uses the 2008 System of National Accounts methodology
SNA price valuationValue added at basic prices (VAB)
PPP survey years2021, 2017, 2014, 2011
Balance of Payments Manual in useBPM6
External debt Reporting statusEstimate
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), 2017
Vital registration completeYes
Latest industrial data2014
Latest trade data2018
2-alpha codeBY
WB-2 codeBY
Table NameBelarus
Short NameBelarus
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