Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Russia
Russia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) was 9.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Russia, 1996–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 9.1% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Russia peaked at 14.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
That places Russia 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +794.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +47.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -58.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +150.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +107.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +16.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 9.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 36% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Russia's 9.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.4%, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +794.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 0.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 international private debt securities to gdp in Russia?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Russia was 9.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Russia rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Russia ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international 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 intenational private 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.