Russia (2023)
30
% of GDP
-1.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

Russia Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 30 -1.4pp
2022 31.4 +0.6pp
2021 30.8 -4.5pp
2020 35.3 +5.7pp
2019 29.6 +0.7pp
2018 28.9 -1.8pp
2017 30.7 -0.3pp
2016 31 +0.4pp
2015 30.6 +4.1pp
2014 26.5 +1.9pp
2013 24.6 +0.4pp
2012 24.2 +0.9pp
2011 23.3 -4.1pp
2010 27.4 -4.7pp
2009 32.1 +10.6pp
2008 21.5 -1.5pp
2007 23 +3.5pp
2006 19.5 -0.4pp
2005 19.9 -1.7pp
2004 21.6 -1.5pp

About this Dataset

Russia recorded 30 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -1.4pp. Across 1994–2023 the series ranges from 11.6 in 1995 to 35.3 in 2020.

This page tracks general government expenditure as a share of GDP in Russia from 1990 to present. The size of government relative to the economy shapes fiscal sustainability, crowding-out effects, and public sector demand.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks general government expenditure as a share of GDP in Russia from 1990 to present. The size of government relative to the economy shapes fiscal sustainability, crowding-out effects, and public sector demand. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1994–2023 (28 observations).

The series peaked at 35.3 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.6 in 1995. The latest reading of 30 in 2023 represents a change of -1.4pp.