Real Incomes of Population Rise by 7.5% in January

Real disposable monetary incomes in January increased by 7.5% compared with the same month last year. For comparison, the indicator rose by 9.6% over the whole of 2025, while at the beginning of last year incomes were growing at a rate of more than 13%.

The official socio-economic development forecast for 2026, approved by Lukashenka, provides for income growth of 4.8%.

The structure of monetary incomes in January 2026 was as follows:

• wages — 65.5%;
• transfers to the population (pensions, benefits, scholarships and other transfers) — 22.4%;
• income from entrepreneurial and other income-generating activities — 7%;
• income from property and other sources — 5.1%.

Real disposable monetary incomes are defined as monetary incomes minus taxes, duties and contributions, adjusted for the consumer price index for goods and services.