Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 22.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Russian Federation, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Russian Federation stood at 22.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Russian Federation peaked at 33.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1992.
Russian Federation ranks 63rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.9% | — |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 21.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.3% | 25.2% | 4 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 73.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 345.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 159.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Russian Federation?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Russian Federation was 22.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1992.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Russian Federation ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.