The number of high networth individuals in Russia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 179.7 thousand individuals (+33.88 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the number of individuals is estimated to reach 710.01 thousand individuals and therefore a new peak in 2029. High Net Worth Individuals are here defined as persons with investible assets of at least one million U.S. dollars in current exchange rate terms.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of high networth individuals in countries like Northern Europe and Eastern Europe.

Russia RU: General Government: Net Worth data was reported at 85,855,236.000 RUB mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 84,501,741.000 RUB mn for Mar 2018. Russia RU: General Government: Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 76,275,719.156 RUB mn from Mar 2016 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85,855,236.000 RUB mn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 73,953,915.388 RUB mn in Jun 2016. Russia RU: General Government: Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.IMF.IFS: Government Finance: Balance Sheet: Quarterly.

In 2021, the population with high and ultra-high net worth in Russia increased relative to the previous year, measuring at approximately ***** thousand and *** thousand individuals, respectively, For 2026, the estimates forecast a further increase.

Average income in Russia

The average per capita monthly income in Russia has been gradually increasing, estimated at nearly **** thousand Russian rubles in 2021. The largest share, or over one quarter of the employed population, earned between ** thousand and ** thousand Russian rubles per month in 2021.

Russia’s super rich

Less than six percent of Russians had a monthly income of over 100 thousand Russian rubles in 2021. Among them were members of the Bakalchuk family, the richest in the country by total compound assets. The total wealth of its members, who managed the e-commerce company Wildberries, was estimated at **** billion U.S. dollars as of July 2021. To compare, the total declared income of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin was reported at about ** million Russian rubles in 2020.

Over ** million Russians aged 20 years and above, or approximately ** percent of the total adult population of the country, had wealth under 10,000 U.S. dollars in 2022. To compare, on average around the globe, the share of residents belonging to this wealth range was measured at **** percent in the same year. Economic inequality in Russia The latest available data by the World Bank recorded Russia’s Gini index, used as a measurement of income or wealth inequality, at **. The organization classified Russia as an upper-middle-income economy. Over ** percent of Russians considered themselves belonging to the middle class in 2020. HNWIs in Russia Approximately *** percent of Russian adults, or ******* residents, owned over *********** U.S. dollars, or were referred to as high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). In 2021, the total wealth of the adult population in the country reached nearly *** trillion U.S. dollars. A significant portion of it belonged to roughly ***** ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) whose net worth exceeded ** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2021, the average personal wealth of the richest one percent in Russia was valued at over 2.5 million euros. In the same year, the bottom 50 percent of the country's population held an average wealth of 3,300 euros, or just over three percent of the total national wealth.

Key information about Russia Household Income per Capita

• Russia Annual Household Income per Capita reached 8,179.123 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous value of 7,549.747 USD in Dec 2023.
• Russia Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 5,882.623 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9,660.697 USD in Dec 2013 and a record low of 183.584 USD in Dec 1992.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Russia grew 5.200 % YoY in Dec 2024.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from Monthly Average Household Income per Capita multiplied by 12 and converts it into USD. Federal State Statistics Service provides Average Household Income per Capita in local currency. The Bank of Russia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Vagit Alekperov, a businessman and former Lukoil president, was the richest man in Russia as of March 7, 2025, with his assets measuring at 28.7 billion U.S. dollars. Vladimir Potanin, the president of a private investment company Interros and a co-owner of the mining and metallurgical company Nornickel, ranked fifth in this ranking; however, he ranked first in June 2025. The net worth of assets of Andrey Melnichenko, the founder of fertilizer producer Eurochem and coal energy company SUEK, and his family exceeded 17 billion U.S. dollars. In the global ranking of billionaires led by Elon Musk, Alekperov and Potanin were 62nd and 81st as of March 2025, respectively.

Russia RU: GDP: Net Primary Income from Abroad data was reported at -460,763.000 RUB mn in Dec 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of -442,526.700 RUB mn for Sep 2015. Russia RU: GDP: Net Primary Income from Abroad data is updated quarterly, averaging -128,103.400 RUB mn from Mar 1995 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 84 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,925.300 RUB mn in Mar 1995 and a record low of -865,679.200 RUB mn in Jun 2015. Russia RU: GDP: Net Primary Income from Abroad data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.IMF.IFS: Gross Domestic Product: by Expenditure: Quarterly.

Graph and download economic data for Balance of Payments: Other Investment: Net (Assets Minus Liabilities) for Russia (RUSB6FAOI01CXCUQ) from Q1 1994 to Q4 2024 about financial account, Russia, BOP, investment, and financial.

National Wealth Fund Assets in Russia increased to 166.80 USD Billion in June from 148.80 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Russia National Wealth Fund Assets.

The net worth loss of Alexey Mordashov, the chairman of the Russian steel and mining company Severstal, neared 16 billion U.S. dollars, making him top the list of Russian billionaires with highest losses in 2022. Vagit Alekperov, the former president of the oil company Lukoil, ranked second. As of April 2022, Russia's billionaires who witnessed most significant shrinkage to their personal fortunes lost a combined 109 billion U.S. dollars as a result of economic and financial sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia RU: Budgetary Central Government: Net Worth data was reported at 66,943,946.000 RUB mn in Sep 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 65,896,278.000 RUB mn for Jun 2021. Russia RU: Budgetary Central Government: Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 63,885,818.000 RUB mn from Mar 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66,943,946.000 RUB mn in Sep 2021 and a record low of 62,737,540.000 RUB mn in Jun 2020. Russia RU: Budgetary Central Government: Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.IMF.IFS: Government Finance: Balance Sheet: Quarterly.

Russia RU: GDP: Net Income from Abroad data was reported at -2,508,757.865 RUB mn in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of -3,464,797.310 RUB mn for 2019. Russia RU: GDP: Net Income from Abroad data is updated yearly, averaging -404,235.124 RUB mn from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2020, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.700 RUB mn in 1988 and a record low of -3,464,797.310 RUB mn in 2019. Russia RU: GDP: Net Income from Abroad data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Russia was reported at 4.0224 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Russia Central Bank Survey: Net Foreign Assets: LN: Deposits data was reported at 3,246.000 RUB mn in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,174.000 RUB mn for Nov 2018. Russia Central Bank Survey: Net Foreign Assets: LN: Deposits data is updated monthly, averaging 2,371.000 RUB mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,045.000 RUB mn in Apr 2018 and a record low of 1,356.000 RUB mn in Dec 2014. Russia Central Bank Survey: Net Foreign Assets: LN: Deposits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.KAA008: Central Bank Survey.

Graph and download economic data for International Trade: Net Trade: Value (Goods): Total for Russia (RUSXTNTVA01STSAQ) from Q1 2003 to Q3 2021 about Russia and trade.

Russia Net Capital Inflow/Outflow: Private Sector: Annual: Other Sectors: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets data was reported at 30.300 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.200 USD bn for 2017. Russia Net Capital Inflow/Outflow: Private Sector: Annual: Other Sectors: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets data is updated yearly, averaging 30.300 USD bn from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2018, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.900 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 5.200 USD bn in 2001. Russia Net Capital Inflow/Outflow: Private Sector: Annual: Other Sectors: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.JBB001: Net Capital Inflow/Outflow: Private Sector.

Russia Central Bank Survey: Net Foreign Assets: Foreign Currency data was reported at 2,075,761.000 RUB mn in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,048,951.000 RUB mn for Oct 2018. Russia Central Bank Survey: Net Foreign Assets: Foreign Currency data is updated monthly, averaging 890,978.500 RUB mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,123,284.000 RUB mn in Aug 2018 and a record low of 77,704.000 RUB mn in Dec 2014. Russia Central Bank Survey: Net Foreign Assets: Foreign Currency data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.KAA008: Central Bank Survey.

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in Russia was reported at 8993 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Adjusted net national income per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The family of Tatyana and Vladislav Bakalchuk was the richest in Russia as of July 2021. Tatyana Bakalchuk, the CEO of the Russian e-commerce platform Wildberries, was also the richest woman in the country. The total assets of Arkady Rotenberg, his brother Boris, and children Igor and Liliya were measured at almost *********** U.S. dollars. The family members engaged in manufacturing, oilfield services, finance, and real estate.