Russia's external debt was measured at around 318 billion U.S. dollars as of January 1, 2024, which was less than in the previous year. Over the observed period, the debt peaked at the beginning of 2014, when residents of Russia owed nearly 729 billion U.S. dollars to foreign creditors.
Foreign debt of Russia from January 1, 2003 to January 1, 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
External debt in billion U.S. dollars
2024
317.89
2023
385.08
2022
488.42
2021
467.61
2020
491.45
2019
455.07
2018
518.45
2017
511.75
2016
518.49
2015
599.9
2014
728.86
2013
636.42
2012
538.88
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Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (March 15, 2024). Foreign debt of Russia from January 1, 2003 to January 1, 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049304/russia-external-debt/
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Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (2024). Foreign debt of Russia from January 1, 2003 to January 1, 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049304/russia-external-debt/
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