📊 Russia Countries Intelligence
Russia's economy is estimated to have grown +1.1% in 2026, with inflation at 5.6% and unemployment at 2.4%. Government debt stands at 19.1% of GDP, and the budget balance is -2.0% of GDP.
Economic Indicators
GDP (nominal)
$2.66tn
2026 est.
GDP Growth
+1.1%
2026 est.
Inflation Rate
5.6%
2026 est.
Interest Rate
14.0%
2026 est.
Jobless Rate
2.4%
2026 est.
Gov. Budget Balance
-2.0%
2026 est.
Debt / GDP
19.1%
2026 est.
Current Account
+2.9%
2026 est.
Population
143.4M
2026 est.
Main Economic Activity
Natural Resources 18.5%
2021, % of GDP
Agriculture
3.1%
Manufacturing
13.7%
Services
58.9%
Natural resource rents
18.5%
Source: World Bank Open Data (value added / resource rents, % of GDP). Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services are named sub-categories; Natural resource rents (gold bar) is a separate accounting concept that overlaps with the others rather than adding to 100% of GDP.
Sovereign Credit Ratings
S&P
NR
Fitch
WD
Moody's
Ca
Source: Wikipedia — List of countries by credit rating. NR = not rated by that agency.
⚡ 6 Effects Interpreter — Synthesis
🌍World Economy
- ▶Russia's growth trend feeds modestly into regional trade flows.
- ▶Russia's external balance stays close to equilibrium.
🏙️Local Economy
- ▶A tight local labour market keeps job openings plentiful for workers.
- ▶Inflation is running at a moderate, manageable pace.
🏦Rates & Banks
- ▶The benchmark lending rate sits near 14.0%, shaping the cost of mortgages and business loans.
- ▶Low public debt gives policymakers room to manoeuvre on rates if needed.
❤️Health
- ▶No unusual macro-driven health strain is implied by the current data.
- ▶Public-health funding is shaped by the government budget balance shown above.
💷Wealth
- ▶Savings are keeping pace reasonably well with the cost of living.
- ▶The budget position implies no unusual near-term tax pressure.
🏠Housing
- ▶Elevated interest rates make new mortgages notably more expensive.
- ▶Housing demand broadly tracks the pace of overall economic growth.
Synthesis generated by the News Effects 6 Effects Interpreter's rule-based engine from the real indicators above. Indicators: IMF DataMapper & World Bank Open Data.