Growing foreign investments in various sectors, notably health and transportation, are expanding in Belarus.
In the first half of 2025, Belarus witnessed a significant surge in foreign investments, with a total of $4.2 billion injected into the economy. Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for a substantial portion, making up 75.3% of the total foreign capital received.
The growth in fixed-capital investments was driven by investments in production infrastructure and technological upgrades, with spending on machinery, equipment, and vehicles increasing by 20.3%. Regional investment growth was led by Minsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast, Mogilev Oblast, and Brest Oblast, with increases of 19.6%, 18.4%, 14.5%, and 13.1%, respectively.
Key investment projects during this period included the Svetlogorsk Pulp and Cardboard Mill, the Dzerzhinsky agro-industrial complex, and the Minsk City Technopark. However, a sector-by-sector breakdown of foreign investments is not available in the current search results, requiring data from the National Statistical Committee or other economic reports.
In the industry sector, foreign investments increased by almost 17%, reaching $1.175 billion. The most significant increase was seen in transport and warehousing, where the inflow of investments increased by almost 23%, reaching $103.7 million. On the other hand, foreign investments in financial and insurance activities decreased by almost 2 times, to $33.3 million.
In the "Information and Communication" industry, the inflow of foreign investments decreased by 15.5%, to $231.7 million. Conversely, foreign investments in agriculture, forestry, and fishing increased by 28.3%, reaching $45.033 million.
The construction sector also experienced a notable increase, with foreign investments amounting to $185.4 million, an increase of 29.7% compared to the previous year. However, foreign investments in the sector of accommodation and food services decreased by more than 4 times, to $9.3 million.
In healthcare and social services, the sum of foreign investments increased by 3.7 times, to $5.6 million. In real estate operations, the sum of foreign investments decreased by 20.2%, to $50.5 million. Trade saw a decrease of 5.1% in foreign investments, reaching $2.238 billion in the first half of 2025.
Overall, foreign investments received by the country in the first half of 2025 amounted to $4.216 billion, an increase of 2.2% compared to the same period in 2024. This growth indicates a positive trend for Belarus' economy, with continued foreign investment expected to drive further development and modernisation.
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