Russia’s GDP fell by 2.1% in 2022 as a result of affect of the invasion of Ukraine


This is a primary approximation that has been introduced abruptly by the Russian statistical company RosstatThe Bank of Russia predicted a drop of greater than 2.5% of GDP in 2022 The fall contrasts with the expansion of 5.6% of the financial system in 2021

The gross home product (GDP) of Russia suffered a contraction of two.1% in the entire of 2022, in accordance with the primary estimate of the info introduced this Monday abruptly by the Russian statistical company Rosstat, which had delayed the publication of the info to Wednesday February 22 from the initially scheduled date of February 17.

The 2.1% drop in Russian GDP, regardless of assuming a profound deterioration in comparison with the 5.6% enlargement of the Eurasian nation’s financial system in 2021, represents a much less intense recession than initially anticipated.

In reality, the contraction in exercise in 2022 can be much less profound than the two.7% drop in Russia’s GDP in 2020, when the financial system suffered the affect of the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions put in place to comprise it.

Likewise, the preliminary knowledge has exceeded the expectations of the Bank of Russia, which predicted a drop in GDP of two.5% in 2022, in addition to the Ministry of Economic Development, which final September projected a contraction in GDP of two. 9%

The Russian statistical company has not but revealed figures relating to the conduct of the financial system within the fourth quarter, after having estimated the contraction of GDP within the third quarter at 3.7% in annual phrases and at 4.1% within the second quarter , whereas between January and March 2022 the Russian financial system grew by 3.5%.

Rosstat had delayed the publication of the preliminary estimate of GDP for 2022 from the initially scheduled February 17 to February 22, though the statistical company lastly revealed the info this Monday.

In this manner, the publication of the GDP knowledge for Russia in 2022 has lastly grow to be recognized in the future earlier than the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will ship his conventional speech earlier than the 2 chambers of the Parliament of the Russian Federation, postponed in December 2022.