OREANDA-NEWS  Russia's public debt increased by 2.9 trillion rubles in January-September 2025, to 31.98 trillion. The operational report of the Accounting Chamber (JV) on the implementation of the federal budget states that this indicator increased by 10.1 percent in three quarters.

The joint venture also noted that the cost of servicing the national debt amounted to 2.324 trillion rubles as of October 1, compared with 2.294 trillion a year earlier.

Earlier it became known that by the end of July-September, the external Russian public debt decreased quarter-on-quarter from 14.7 to 14 percent in relation to GDP. It was noted that the debt per Russian citizen reached $ 2,087 as a result, having fallen from the peak values of 2013 ($ 5,072) by about three thousand.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov called the advantage of the Russian economy that the national debt should not exceed the 20 percent threshold of GDP, which corresponds to the medium-term forecast of the department.