# Government balance in Russia

Government balance in Russia was 3.7% of GDP in 2019. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `ru`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: 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) (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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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: 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
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/russia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=ru

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2019 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | -0.6 |
| 2016 | -2.5 |
| 2015 | -1.4 |
| 2014 | -2.2 |
| 2013 | -0.6 |
| 2012 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 3 |