Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Russia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 8.7% (2025), 26th of 180 in the world and 5th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 4.9% (2025), 64th of 209 in the world and 15th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 17.1% (2024), 22nd of 136 in the world and 5th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Russia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 8.7%2025 | 26/180 | 5/49 | 20.8% | 6.8% | 3.4% | −6.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.9%2025 | 64/209 | 15/56 | 37.7% | 14.2% | 0.9% | −2.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 17.1%2024 | 22/136 | 5/24 | 24.4% | 10.8% | 6.8% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 5.8%2024 | 57/136 | 7/24 | -9.6% | -3.0% | 5.8% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 83.652025 | 71/210 | 9/57 | 28.13 | 30.37 | 72.10 | +37%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 10.9%2024 | 118/142 | 46/48 | 13.7% | 13.0% | 10.8% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 27.8%2024 | 60/142 | 41/48 | 24.6% | 26.1% | 27.7% | +0.7 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 30.0%2023 | 55/142 | 36/47 | 21.2% | 27.4% | 35.3% | +5.4 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 17.9%2024 | 72/78 | 18/19 | 62.1% | 9.1% | 23.0% | +6.6 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 16.8%2022 | 108/119 | 19/20 | 58.0% | 28.3% | 31.6% | −10.9 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 54.6%2021 | 64/169 | 24/48 | 16.8%2001 | 42.8% | 59.6% | +12.9 ppsince 2011 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 69.9%2020 | 55/146 | 7/28 | 23.9%2001 | 51.4% | 69.9% | +18.5 ppsince 2010 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 16.82024 | 2/165 | 1/49 | 4.7 | 14.2 | 18.6 | +97%since 2014 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 7.50%2025 | 4/156 | 2/47 | 3.31% | 3.59% | 4.14% | +2.6 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−6.8 pp8.7% in 2025
- External debt−10.9 pp16.8% in 2022
- Reserves, months of imports+97%16.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+6.6 pp17.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Russia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Russia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Russia | China | United States | Japan | Ukraine | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 8.7%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 2.9%2024 | 3.2%2025 | 12.7%2025 | 3.8%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 4.9%2025 | -0.9%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 3.4%2025 | 14.5%2025 | 2.9%2025 |
| Lending rate | 17.1%2024 | 4.3%2024 | 3.2%2021 | 1.0%2017 | 19.7%2025 | — |
| Real interest rate | 5.8%2024 | 5.2%2024 | -1.3%2021 | 1.0%2017 | 4.6%2025 | — |
| Exchange rate | 83.652025 | 7.192025 | 1.002025 | 149.662025 | 41.692025 | 3.762025 |
| Tax revenue | 10.9%2024 | 7.0%2024 | 10.8%2024 | — | 21.0%2024 | 17.4%2024 |
| Government revenue | 27.8%2024 | 14.9%2024 | 17.8%2024 | — | 33.7%2024 | 35.9%2024 |
| Government expense | 30.0%2023 | — | 24.4%2023 | 20.1%2022 | 65.6%2023 | 39.1%2023 |
| Government debt | 17.9%2024 | — | 115.8%2024 | — | 58.7%2020 | — |