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Government balance in Russia

Government balance in Russia was 3.7% of GDP in 2019, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.2 pts from 2018.

2019, % of GDP3.7
Change on 2018+0.2 pts
Series high3.72019
Series low-2.52016

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Government balance in Russia, 2011 to 2019

-4-2024201120132015201720192011: 3 % of GDP2012: 1.8 % of GDP2013: -0.6 % of GDP2014: -2.2 % of GDP2015: -1.4 % of GDP2016: -2.5 % of GDP2017: -0.6 % of GDP2018: 3.5 % of GDP2019: 3.7 % of GDP-4-20242011201420192011: 3 % of GDP2012: 1.8 % of GDP2013: -0.6 % of GDP2014: -2.2 % of GDP2015: -1.4 % of GDP2016: -2.5 % of GDP2017: -0.6 % of GDP2018: 3.5 % of GDP2019: 3.7 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 9 values
Period% of GDP
20193.7
20183.5
2017-0.6
2016-2.5
2015-1.4
2014-2.2
2013-0.6
20121.8
20113

Russia compared with nearby places

Austria: 0.5 % of GDPAustralia: -6.8 % of GDPBelgium: -2 % of GDPBrazil: -5 % of GDPCanada: -0 % of GDPSwitzerland: 1.1 % of GDPChile: -3.4 % of GDPChina: -3.7 % of GDPColombia: -4.1 % of GDPCosta Rica: -3.1 % of GDPCzechia: 0.3 % of GDPGermany: 1.3 % of GDPDenmark: 4.3 % of GDPEstonia: -0.1 % of GDPSpain: -3.1 % of GDPFinland: -0.9 % of GDPFrance: -2.4 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: -2.4 % of GDPGreece: 0.8 % of GDPHungary: -2 % of GDPIndonesia: -1.6 % of GDPIreland: 0.4 % of GDPIsrael: -3.8 % of GDPIceland: -1.4 % of GDPItaly: -1.5 % of GDPJapan: -3 % of GDPSouth Korea: 0.9 % of GDPLithuania: 0.4 % of GDPLuxembourg: 2.7 % of GDPLatvia: -0.2 % of GDPMexico: -5.3 % of GDPNetherlands: 1.9 % of GDPNorway: 6.3 % of GDPNew Zealand: -0.4 % of GDPPoland: -0.7 % of GDPPortugal: 0.1 % of GDPRussia: 3.7 % of GDPSweden: 0.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 0.7 % of GDPSlovakia: -1.2 % of GDPUnited States: -6.7 % of GDPSouth Africa: -5.1 % of GDP
  • Under -3.3
  • -3.3 to -1.5
  • -1.5 to 0
  • 0 to 0.5
  • 0.5 to 1.3
  • 1.3 and over
  • No data
Government balance, 2019, % of GDP. Russia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.

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OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13) (Government balance, Russia, 2011 to 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD

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OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13), Government balance, Russia, 2011 to 2019. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/russia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). Government balance, Russia, 2011 to 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/russia.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13), Government balance, Russia, 2011 to 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/russia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{organisation_government_balance_russia_2019,
  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
  title = {{OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD\_NAAG\_VI@DF\_NAAG\_VI, B9S13): Government balance, Russia, 2011 to 2019}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/russia. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD\_NAAG\_VI@DF\_NAAG\_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_NAAG\_VI\%40DF\_NAAG\_VI\&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}
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What is the government balance as a share of GDP in Russia?

Government balance in Russia was 3.7% of GDP in 2019, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.2 pts from 2018.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government balance as a share of GDP in Russia?

3.7% of GDP in 2019, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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