Russia vs USSR: Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled
Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled over time
- Russia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 5.70 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices against 3.73 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices in Russia, a difference of 1.97 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times Russia's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 472.43 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.01 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 542.38 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 1960s | 884.79 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 774.19 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.45 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.47 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.02 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.79 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.98 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.19 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.44 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.34 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 905.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 2000s | 2.28 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3.48 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.20 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 2010s | 3.47 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 5.28 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.82 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
| 2020s | 3.72 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 5.72 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.01 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled, Russia or USSR?
- USSR, at 5.70 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices against 3.73 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled between Russia and USSR?
- 1.97 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and USSR?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Russia and USSR rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled?
- Russia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) with 51 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.