Russia
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 146299 | 146135 | 146000 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 28370 | 30420 | 31610 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.3 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 812 | 889 | 1064 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 5.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -2.2 | -1.6 | -3.9 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 14.7 | 14.4 | 16.4 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | -9284 | -8636 | 9878 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 15.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
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