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 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 4080.00 42930.00 RUB Billion Jan 2026
Government Budget -2.60 -1.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -1718.00 -5645.00 RUB Billion Jan 2026
Government Debt to GDP 16.40 16.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 2362.00 37280.00 RUB Million Jan 2026
Government Spending 6555.80 6501.40 RUB Billion Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 148967.30 109203.60 USD Million Dec 2024


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