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Macro-economic Data

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A. Demography and Macroeconomy
- A.1 Population
- A.2 Economy
B. Housing Market
- B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions
- B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City

A. Demography and Macroeconomy

A.1 Population

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
Total population	9.51 million	9.49 million	9.47 million	WDI	A.1.1
Urban population (% of total)	77.05% of total	76.67% of total	76.28% of total	WDI	A.1.4
Urban population growth (annual %)	.68%	.67%	.62%	WDI	A.1.5

A.2 Economy

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)	48,847 USD (millions)	56,329 USD (millions)	78,736 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.1
GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP (Current international dollar)	170,961 USD (millions)	173,954 USD (millions)	178,956 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.2
GDP per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars)	5,142.89 USD	5,941.24 USD	8,316.01 USD	WEO	A.2.3
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)	17,999.7 USD	18,347.68 USD	18,901.16 USD	WEO	A.2.4
GDP, constant prices (Percent change)	-3%	-3.83%	1.75%	WEO	A.2.5
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)	10.58%	11.97%	16.22%	WEO	A.2.6
GDP, deflator (Index)	129.34	116.02	100.00	WEO	A.2.7
Consumer price index		5478171742.93	4892537287.44	National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Belarus	A.2.8
GINI Index			26.01	WDI	A.2.9
Growth in urban household income (%/year)					A.2.13
Employment (% of total laborforce)					A.2.14
Interest Rates:					A.2.15
Central bank lending/discount rate	21%	25%	21.13%	National Bank of the Republic of Belarus	A.2.15.1
Average bank deposit rate	17.5%	28.9%	25.3%	National Bank of the Republic of Belarus	A.2.15.4
Lending rate			18.74%	IFS	A.2.15.5

B. Housing Market

B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
Number of dwelling units:					B.1.1
Characteristics of housing stock:					B.1.3
Tenure in urban areas (%):					B.1.4
Owner-occupied units	89.42% of total	87.96% of total	86.07% of total	Belarus Statistics	B.1.4.1
Public / social rental units	5.74% of total	6.84% of total	8.3% of total	Belarus Statistics	B.1.4.4
Estimated Number of units completed/year					B.1.5

B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
Median urban house price in USD:					B.2.1
Median house price to median annual HH income:					B.2.2
Annual average % change in median house prices:					B.2.3
M2 construction cost for median quality house					B.2.4

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