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Asia > Russia > Economy

RUSSIAN ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk
Aid as % of GDP 106% [106th of 129]
Business efficiency 45 [45th of 51]
Economic freedom 137 [137th of 156]
Economic importance 15 [15th of 25]
Exchange rates
Russian rubles per US dollar - 28.814 (2004), 30.692 (2003), 31.349 (2002), 29.169 (2001), 28.129 (2000)
Exports > Goods and services 50% [50th of 156]
Exports to US $28.00 [28th of 224]
GDP > PPP $10.00 [10th of 163]
Income category Lower middle income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 91% [91st of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20% 93% [93rd of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 22% [22nd of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 24% [24th of 114]
Informal economy 17% [17th of 104]
Innovation 28 [28th of 68]
Overall productivity > PPP $45.00 [45th of 49]
Population below median income 2 [2nd of 28]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 10 % of world's poor [10th of 80]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 56 [56th of 183]

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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency.; Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; Globalpolicy.org; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000; in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; World Bank income categories are used; Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.; The easiest definition of the informal economy is: Street traders and street vendors; Itinerant or seasonal or temporary job workers on building sites or road work; and those in between the streets and home,(e.g. waste collectors); Innovation
Units: Unitless Scale; Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$; Population living below 50% of median income (%); The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Russia, Russian Federation, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, Rossiya

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