Recreation Activities and Tourism
In 2024, the number of people working in the Belarusian tourism industry reached 228,800, or 5.5% of people employed in the Belarusian economy.
Domestic tourism has been gaining popularity recently. In 2025, 2.2 million Belarusians took part in organized tours around the country (1,7 million Belarusians in 2024).
The majority of Belarusian tourists organize their trips on their own, about 10% of tourists use the services of travel agencies.
Belarusian citizens took part in 20.3 million tourist trips around the country in 2025 (19.7 million in 2024).
The average number of domestic trips per citizen is two.
Medical tourism is becoming more and more popular among foreign citizens. In 2025 alone 165,000 foreigners from 158 countries received medical treatment in Belarus. The export of healthcare services exceeded $50 million last year.
Belarus has numerous places for ecotourism that are carefully preserved and developed: Narochansky National Park, Pripyatsky National Park, Braslav Lakes National Park, Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve and others. The country has about 320 natural monuments and almost 100 reserves of national significance, as well as more than 650 natural monuments and over 270 reserves of local significance. In total, there are more than 1,350 protected natural territories in the country.