Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%) in Russia
Russia: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%) was 13.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Russia, 2004–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Russia stood at 13.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.0% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Russia peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2008.
That places Russia 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.4% | — |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +77.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +42.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 13.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.6%, 32% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Russia's 13.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.1%, 55% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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More financial sector data for Russia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.48 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Russia?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Russia was 13.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- How does Russia rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Russia ranks 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.