Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 16.42 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Russian Federation, 1885–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Russian Federation stood at 16.42.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 116 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.43, in 2008.
Russian Federation ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 80.66 | — |
| 1886 | 87.15 | +8.0% |
| 1887 | 78.47 | -10.0% |
| 1888 | 73.19 | -6.7% |
| 1889 | 77.76 | +6.2% |
| 1890 | 74.96 | -3.6% |
| 1891 | 80.59 | +7.5% |
| 1892 | 75.71 | -6.0% |
| 1893 | 74.2 | -2.0% |
| 1894 | 78.17 | +5.3% |
| 1895 | 85.63 | +9.5% |
| 1896 | 78.95 | -7.8% |
| 1897 | 69.13 | -12.4% |
| 1898 | 59.81 | -13.5% |
| 1899 | 55.76 | -6.8% |
| 1900 | 56.66 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 56.46 | -0.3% |
| 1902 | 52.41 | -7.2% |
| 1903 | 55.52 | +5.9% |
| 1904 | 53.31 | -4.0% |
| 1905 | 62.22 | +16.7% |
| 1906 | 68.01 | +9.3% |
| 1907 | 64.77 | -4.8% |
| 1908 | 58.76 | -9.3% |
| 1909 | 56.04 | -4.6% |
| 1910 | 52.49 | -6.3% |
| 1911 | 52.83 | +0.6% |
| 1912 | 45.19 | -14.5% |
| 1913 | 48.79 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 116 | +137.7% |
| 1993 | 92.4 | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 63.5 | -31.3% |
| 1995 | 53.7 | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 51.9 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 54.7 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 73.1 | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 88.7 | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 55.71 | -37.2% |
| 2001 | 44.31 | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 37.47 | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 28.25 | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 20.77 | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 14.81 | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 9.78 | -34.0% |
| 2007 | 8.01 | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 7.43 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 9.89 | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 10.56 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 10.91 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.76 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 13.08 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 15.89 | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 16.42 | +3.3% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 16.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.98, 31% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 16.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.28, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +137.7% | 48.79 | 116 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 79.44 | 73.19 | 87.15 | 5 |
| 1890s | 73.29 | 55.76 | 85.63 | 10 |
| 1900s | 58.42 | 52.41 | 68.01 | 10 |
| 1910s | 49.82 | 45.19 | 52.83 | 4 |
| 1990s | 74.25 | 51.9 | 116 | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.64 | 7.43 | 55.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1 | 10.56 | 16.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More external debt data for Russian Federation
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -176.25 million NFL, current US$ (2022)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -205.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 674.08 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 24.01 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Russian Federation?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Russian Federation was 16.42 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 116 in 1992.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 in 2008.
- How does Russian Federation rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.