Russia recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Russia averaged 0.56 percent of GDP from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 9.88 percent of GDP in 2005 and a record low of -7.90 percent of GDP in 2009. source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation

Government Budget in Russia is expected to reach -2.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Russia Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.30 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 14.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 17598.00 12885.00 RUB Billion Apr 2026
Government Budget -2.60 -1.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -5880.00 -4580.00 RUB Billion Apr 2026
Government Debt to GDP 18.30 16.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 11721.00 8309.00 RUB Million Apr 2026
Government Spending 6392.50 6345.60 RUB Billion Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 190416.60 149401.90 USD Million Dec 2025


Russia Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.60 -1.70 9.88 -7.90 1994 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly