Current account balance in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Current account balance was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Russian Federation, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Russian Federation stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Russian Federation peaked at 17.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1997.
That places Russian Federation 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.3% | — |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +37.1% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -108.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -112.7% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +44385.0% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +49.8% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -40.2% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -40.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -54.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +91.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +78.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +241.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -44.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +188.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +51.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -76.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | -0.2% | 11.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 4.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 10.4% | 6 |
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,732 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 19.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 17,179 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 80.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.44 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Russian Federation?
- Current account balance in Russian Federation was 1.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1997.
- How does Russian Federation rank for current account balance?
- Russian Federation ranks 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.