As of February 1, 2026, the state external debt of Russia reached $61.97 billion, which occurred for the first time since 2006.
Thus, on January 1, 2006, the external state debt was $76.5 billion, and by January 1, 2007, it was $52 billion and did not exceed the mark of $60 billion thereafter, according to data from the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
The state debt of the Russian Federation should not exceed 20% of GDP, this is an advantage of the Russian economy, previously stated the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov.