Gross debt in Russia

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Russia in the period from 1998 to 2016 was between 93.0 billion and 390.0 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 18 years was reached in 1998. However, the liabilities in 2016 have been only 181.84 billion USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in Russia a debt of 1,260 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,202 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 18 years in billion USD




JahrRussia totalRussia per capitaEU per capita
1998390.04 bn USD2,641 USD12,387 USD
1999197.36 bn USD1,341 USD12,342 USD
2000161.41 bn USD1,101 USD10,778 USD
2001150.18 bn USD1,029 USD10,717 USD
2002142.86 bn USD983 USD11,593 USD
2004138.29 bn USD960 USD16,970 USD
2005127.29 bn USD887 USD17,846 USD
200697.91 bn USD684 USD18,591 USD
200793.04 bn USD652 USD20,509 USD
2008107.88 bn USD756 USD23,520 USD
2009106.34 bn USD745 USD25,266 USD
2010138.74 bn USD971 USD30,683 USD
2011176.79 bn USD1,237 USD34,278 USD
2012188.84 bn USD1,319 USD33,161 USD
2013207.86 bn USD1,448 USD35,247 USD
2014230.64 bn USD1,604 USD36,694 USD
2015184.63 bn USD1,281 USD31,489 USD
2016181.84 bn USD1,260 USD31,202 USD


Comparison of the gross debt per capita with the European Union in Euro



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