Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Russia
Russia: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 74.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Russia, 1999–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Russia is 74.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Russia peaked at 74.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2000.
Russia ranks 7th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.4% | — |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +7.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 74.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Russia's 74.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 40.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 59.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More public sector data for Russia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 129.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 113.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Russia?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Russia was 74.2% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2000.
- How does Russia rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Russia ranks 7th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.