Meanwhile, internal debt increased by 6.9 trillion rubles (or 29.1%)… (млрд · госдолг · руб)
Meanwhile, internal debt increased by 6.9 trillion rubles (or 29.1%) to 30.7 trillion rubles, while external debt decreased by 818.4 billion rubles (or 15.4%) to 4.5 trillion rubles. Russia's external government debt in April fell by a record $4.2 billion.
Consensus
- Russia's external debt fell by $4.2 billion in April, the largest single-month decline in over 15 years
- The external debt was $58.9 billion at the end of April
- The previous record drop occurred in July 2018, when the debt fell by $3.6 billion
- Russia's total government debt increased by 21% in 2025, reaching 35.1 trillion rubles
Points of divergence
- The external debt was $4.5 trillion rubles at the end of 2025, which is equivalent to $4.5 trillion rubles or 15.4% of total government debt — vedomosti
- The internal debt increased by 6.9 trillion rubles, or 29.1%, to 30.7 trillion rubles — vedomosti
- The external debt was $4.5 trillion rubles at the end of 2025 — kommersant
- President Vladimir Putin stated that the government debt level was 16.4% of GDP — kommersant
- According to the International Monetary Fund, Russia's government debt will reach 19.1% of GDP by the end of 2026 — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russia's external government debt fell by record $4.2 billion in April — РИАМО
- Russia's external debt plummeted sharply to record $4.2 billion — Ведомости
- Russia's External Government Debt Decreased by Record $4.2 Billion in April — Коммерсантъ