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Russia
Russia's government debt is 17.20 %, ranked 5th of 124. And its real policy rate is 5.28 %, the 3rd highest of 53.
Of 18 fields published for Russia, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
31 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$2,222 PPP/mo
The average employee in Russia earns about $2,222 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Money's value
10.90 %
100 saved in Russia in 2000 buys what 11 buys today — 89 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Average monthly salary
$2,222 PPP/mo
The average employee in Russia earns about $2,222 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Minimum wage
$662 PPP/mo
The law in Russia sets the floor at about $662 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
7.38 %
Real house prices in Russia rose 7.4 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
5.90 %
A bank account in Russia currently gains about 5.9 pp of purchasing power a year.
Deposit rate
14.62 %
Inflation rate
8.72 %
At 8.7 % a year, prices double in about 8 years if it holds.
Deposit rate
14.62 %
ranked 4th of 70
Savings vs inflation
5.90 %
ranked 5th of 69
Bank spread
2.47 %
ranked 7th of 62
Median income
$16,163 PPP
ranked 36th of 42
Where Russia sits, field by field
Each dot is Russia’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Government debt17.20 %5 of 124
- Real policy rate5.28 %3 of 53
- Deposit rate14.62 %4 of 70
- Savings vs inflation5.90 %5 of 69
- Unemployment rate2.13 %9 of 124
- Bank spread2.47 %7 of 62
- Money's value10.90 %101 of 116
- Median income$16,163 PPP36 of 42
- Inflation rate8.72 %103 of 123
- House price growth7.38 %45 of 54
- Lending rate17.09 %55 of 67
- Price level31 % of US prices24 of 125
- GDP growth1.00 %102 of 127
- Public holidays13 days35 of 104
- Debt per person$3,01844 of 123
- Average monthly salary$2,222 PPP/mo42 of 92
- Minimum wage$662 PPP/mo39 of 85
- GDP per capita$17,54758 of 127
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Kazakhstan
avg gap 14.1 pp · 11 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 1.00 % (Russia) vs 6.50 %
Azerbaijan
avg gap 16.5 pp · 14 shared fields
Most separates them: bank spread — 2.47 % (Russia) vs 5.98 %
Dominican Republic
avg gap 17.6 pp · 15 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 17.20 % (Russia) vs 59.00 %
Belarus
avg gap 18.1 pp · 14 shared fields
Most separates them: savings vs inflation — 5.90 % (Russia) vs 0.16 %
| Inflation rate | 8.72 % | ranked 103rd of 123 | |
| House price growth | 7.38 % | ranked 45th of 54 | |
| Lending rate | 17.09 % | ranked 55th of 67 | |
| Price level | 31 % of US prices | ranked 24th of 125 | |
| GDP growth | 1.00 % | ranked 102nd of 127 | |
| Public holidays | 13 days | ranked 35th of 104 | |
| Debt per person | $3,018 | ranked 44th of 123 | |
| Average monthly salary | $2,222 PPP/mo | ranked 42nd of 92 | |
| Minimum wage | $662 PPP/mo | ranked 39th of 85 | |
| GDP per capita | $17,547 | ranked 58th of 127 |
✓ 18 fields published for Russia, every one dated and sourced · 17 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Russia: mortgage rate, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, retirement age (men), retirement age (women), average salary, median earnings, vat, corporate tax, top income tax, currency.
Sources for all 18 figures
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2024
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Bank spread — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2017
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Lending rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2024
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2024
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2021
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
What changed
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 3132 → 3018 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 17.8500676833114 → 17.2 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Real interest rate (policy − CPI) | 5.53 → 5.28 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Policy rate | 14.25 → 14 |