An analysis of the state of foundry production in the world is presented, as well as an analysis of the state of foundry production in the Republic of Belarus. The dynamics of changes in production capacities, the degree of loading and the volume of production of castings for various types of alloys is shown. It is established that the structure of cast products produced both in the world and in the Republic of Belarus is in constant dynamics and there is a constant change in the ratio of production volumes from various alloys. The development of the foundry production of the Republic of Belarus as a whole is similar to the world foundry production, however, there is a certain time lag and certain differences in the ratio for different types of casting.