Belarusian Companies Start the Year With Growth in Net Profit

Reform.news Editorial Team · 16 March 2026, 11:23

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Belstat has published data on the financial results of organizations for January 2026. Their net profit increased significantly.

The preliminary report by Belstat does not include banks, non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies, budget organizations or organizations without departmental reporting with fewer than 50 employees.

In January, organizations’ revenue increased by 3.6% to 42.49 billion rubles.

The cost of goods sold rose by 2.3% to 35.07 billion rubles.

Net profit increased by 29% to 1.74 billion rubles.

The return on sales reached 6.4%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than in January 2025.

In January, 2,733 organizations were loss-making, which is 27.4% more than in January 2025.

Accounts receivable as of February 1 amounted to 100.6 billion rubles, decreasing by 4.8% over the month. Accounts payable fell by 6.4% to 115.95 billion rubles. Debt on loans and borrowings increased by 0.5% in January to 142.78 billion rubles.