Income inequality in Russia: slowing growth amid economic slowdown

In January-September 2025, trends in income inequality indices in Russia indicate that they stabilized following an increase in 2023–2024, which may be linked to a slowdown in economic activity and the economy’s transition to a more moderate growth rate. At the regional level, income distribution remains uneven, but overall there is a trend toward partial equalization: income concentration among the wealthiest population groups is decreasing, while the share of income going to the least affluent groups is increasing. At the same time, interregional differentiation remains significant and is largely determined by the structural characteristics of regional economies, including sectoral specialization and the level of economic development.