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Government debt in Russia

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Russia's government debt is 16.60 % — #5 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

16.60%

Checked 23 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.2 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Russia over time

135.20 %71.30 %7.40 %135.20 % · 19987.40 % · 20081997: 51.50 %1998: 135.20 %1999: 92.40 %2000: 55.90 %2001: 44.40 %2002: 37.60 %2003: 28.30 %2004: 20.80 %2005: 14.90 %2006: 9.80 %2007: 8.00 %2008: 7.40 %2009: 9.90 %2010: 10.10 %2011: 10.30 %2012: 11.20 %2013: 12.30 %2014: 15.10 %2015: 15.30 %2016: 14.80 %2017: 14.30 %2018: 13.60 %2019: 13.70 %2020: 19.20 %2021: 16.50 %2022: 15.10 %2023: 15.20 %2024: 14.80 %2025: 16.60 %19972011202516.60 %
29 official observations, 1997 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#5 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
96 %
120 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.80 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
118.60 pp
peak 135.20 % in 1998
Full series
▼ 34.90 pp
since 1997

In Europe: #1 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −38.10 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Russia: ahead of 96 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtRussia 16.60 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Russia is ahead of 96 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Russia
3 Haiti12.30 %−4.30 pp
4 Kuwait14.60 %−2.00 pp
5 Russia16.60 %—
6 Puerto Rico17.60 %+1.00 pp
7 Tajikistan18.60 %+2.00 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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