External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 16.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Russian Federation, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 16.8% for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 36.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Russian Federation peaked at 58.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2022.
That places Russian Federation 116th out of 129 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.7% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 26.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 27.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 16.8% | 31.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Russian Federation?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Russian Federation was 16.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2022.
- How does Russian Federation rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Russian Federation ranks 116th out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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