Real GDP per person during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Vladimir Putin | 31 Dec 1999 – 7 May 2008 | +79.3% 1999 → 2007 | +7.6%/yr | |
| 2 | N Vladimir Putin | 7 May 2012 – now | +23.0% 2011 → 2025 | +1.5%/yr | |
| 3 |  Dmitry Medvedev | 7 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 | +5.6% 2007 → 2011 | +1.4%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. RUB thousand per person, 2016 prices · World Bank, GDP per person at constant 2016 rubles (NY.GDP.PCAP.KN), from Rosstat's national accounts · Russia data · as of Sep 2026.