External debt stocks in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: External debt stocks was 16.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks in Russian Federation, 1992–2022
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 16.8% for external debt stocks in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks in Russian Federation peaked at 95.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2022.
That places Russian Federation 111th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
External debt stocks in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.5% | — |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +49.4% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +109.7% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -39.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 17.5% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 26.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 27.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 16.8% | 31.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 108 India 18.6% compare
- 109 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.3% compare
- 110 Azerbaijan 17.0% compare
- 112 Chad 16.4% compare
- 113 Timor-Leste 15.4% compare
- 114 Myanmar 15.3% compare
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 271,767 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2021)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks in Russian Federation?
- External debt stocks in Russian Federation was 16.8% in 2022, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2022.
- How does Russian Federation rank for external debt stocks?
- Russian Federation ranks 111th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is external debt stocks 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 International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.