Belarus: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Belarus' railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) rose 19.9% on 2020 (from 3,741 to 4,486).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was −3.8% and a typical year strayed about 13% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.2% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.4% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 531.33 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Belarus had the 18th highest value of the 47 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Belarus in the 2021 ranking

• Belgium — 15th of 47: 6,970
• Czechia — 16th of 47: 6,820
• Hungary — 17th of 47: 5,435
• Morocco — 19th of 47: 4,464
• Uzbekistan — 20th of 47: 3,130
• Portugal — 21st of 47: 2,912

What this measures

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.

Limitations: Data for transport sectors are not always internationally comparable. Unlike for demographic statistics, national income accounts, and international trade data, the collection of infrastructure data has not been "internationalized." The data from UIC is based on voluntary reporting by railway companies, and can show drastic increases or decreases for some of the years due to lack of reporting by some of the companies in that country.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 27 values

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in nearby economies

• Albania — 0.81 (2021)
• Armenia — 55 (2017)
• Austria — 8,433 (2021)
• Azerbaijan — 104 (2021)
• Belgium — 6,970 (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 15 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 1,205 (2021)
• Croatia — 540 (2021)
• Czechia — 6,820 (2021)
• Denmark

More infrastructure data for Belarus

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 4.14 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 45.76 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 11.88 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 131.12 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 36.22% (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 47 (2024)
• Patent applications, residents — 256 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 13,168 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 5.57 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried

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Questions people ask

What is Belarus's railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)?

4,486 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 64.13% from 12,505 in 1995 (3.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 17,722 in 2000 and the lowest 3,741 in 2020.

How does Belarus rank?

18th highest of 47 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) unusual for Belarus?

In 2021, Belarus' railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) rose 19.9% on 2020 (from 3,741 to 4,486). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was −3.8% and a typical year strayed about 13% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.RRS.PASG.KM, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/select/; OECD Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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