Monetary aggregates
February 2026
Last update: 20.03.2026
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As of March 1, 2026 the ruble money supply (M2) amounted to 131.1 trn rubles, which is lower than estimation published earlier by 0.1 trn rubles. In February, the monetary aggregate M2 increased by 2.5% (-1.4% in January). The annual growth rate of the monetary aggregate M2 rose to 11.4% (9.7% in January). The same indicator of the M2Х monetary aggregate (adjusted for foreign currency revaluation) increased to 12.4% (11.0% in January). The annual growth rate of money supply accelerated due to the postponement of large tax payments at the end of February to the first working day in March. Consequently, the opposite effect will be observed by the end of March.
| Growth rate, % | |||||||
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| Annual | Monthly |
From the beginning of the year |
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01.03.2026 trn rubles |
01.02.2026 | 01.03.2026 | 01.02.2026 | 01.03.2026 | 01.02.2026 | 01.03.2026 | |
| Monetary aggregate M0 | 18.1 | 6.2 | 8.8 | -2.1 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -0.8 |
| Monetary aggregate M1 | 56.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | -1.8 | 3.2 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
| Monetary aggregate M2 | 131.1 | 9.7 | 11.4 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 1.1 |
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Monetary aggregate M2X (broad money) |
144.7 | 8.3 | 11.1 | -1.3 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 1.0 |
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Monetary aggregate M2X* (broad money) |
11.0 | 12.4 | -1.0 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 1.1 | |
* adjusted for foreign currency revaluation.
Annual growth rate of monetary aggregates, %
Fig. 1
* adjusted for foreign currency revaluation.
Counterparts of the broad money
Claims on economy. The contribution of banking system claims on corporations and households to the annual growth of M2X continued to be decisive. In February 2026, its annual contribution amounted to 13.7 trn rubles, being close to the previous month’s number (13.6 trn rubles). Claims on corporations and households increased by 12.1 and 1.6 trn rubles respectively (12.1 and 1.5 trn rubles in January). The contribution of claims on the economy to the monthly growth of M2X amounted to 0.7 trn rubles) due to the increase of claims on corporations, while the change of claims on households was negligible.
Net claims on general government. In February 2026 net claims on general government increased by 3.9 trn rubles after the decrease of 1.2 trn rubles in January as a result of the postponement of large tax payments at the end of February to the first working day in March. Thereby, the annual contribution of budgetary operations to the growth of broad money M2X was higher than in the previous month (6.1 trn rubles after 3.4 trn rubles in January) and in the same month of the previous year, which is partially explained by the advanced financing of budget expenditures within the year.
Net foreign assets. The contribution of net foreign assets of the banking system to annual growth of M2X in February decreased and amounted to −0.5 trn rubles (0.4 trn rubles in January).
| Growth for the period, trn rubles | |||||||
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From the beginning of the year |
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01.03.2026 trn rubles |
01.02.2026 | 01.03.2026 | 01.02.2026 | 01.03.2026 | 01.02.2026 | 01.03.2026 | |
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Monetary aggregate M2X (broad money) |
144.7 | 10.9 | 14.4 | -1.9 | 3.4 | -1.9 | 1.5 |
| Claims on corporations* | 116.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
| Claims on households* | 40.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Net claims on general government* | 6.1 | 3.4 | 6.1 | -1.2 | 3.9 | -1.2 | 2.7 |
| Bank of Russia net foreign assets* | 60.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| Credit institutions net foreign assets* | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Funds in escrow accounts | -7.2 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Revaluation, other assets and liabilities | -76.3 | -5.5 | -3.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
* adjusted for foreign currency revaluation.
Contribution of the M2X counterparts to the annual growth rate of M2X, p.p.
Fig. 2
* adjusted for foreign currency revaluation.
Annual growth rate* of claims on economy, %
Fig. 3
* adjusted for foreign currency revaluation.
Net claims on general government and federal budget balance, trn rubles
Fig. 4
* adjusted for foreign currency revaluation.
Money supply includes cash and non-cash funds of residents of the Russian Federation. Various indicators of monetary aggregates are used to describe the dynamics of the money supply, they differ by the degree of liquidity. Monetary aggregate M0 (cash in circulation) is the most liquid aggregate. The widest aggregate is the broad money.
| M0 | Cash in circulation | Banknotes and coins in circulation less currency holdings (cash vaults) in the Bank of Russia and credit institutions. |
| + | Transferable deposits in rubles | Settlement, current and other demand accounts (including card payment accounts) of the Russian Federation residents (corporations and households) opened with the banking system in national currency. |
| M1 | M0 + transferable deposits in rubles | |
| + | Other deposits in rubles | Time deposits and other funds of the Russian Federation residents (corporations and households) in national currency, as well as all accrued interest on deposit operations of the Russian Federation residents (corporations and households) in the banking system. |
| M2 | M1 + other deposits in rubles | |
| + | Deposits in foreign currency | Settlement, current and other demand accounts, as well as time deposits and other funds in foreign currency and precious metals and all accrued interest on deposit operations of the Russian Federation residents (corporations and households) in foreign currency. |
| Debt securities | Certificates of deposit and savings certificates issued by credit institutions. | |
| M2X (broad money) | M2 + deposits in foreign currency + debt securities |
Counterparts of the broad money
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Banking system claims on economy |
Depository corporations lending to households and corporations is accompanied by an increase of banks claims on these sectors and simultaneous growth of money supply through the rise of account balances and deposits of debtors. |
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Net claims on general government |
Net claims on general government describes the impact of the budget system on money supply dynamics. The expenditure of budget funds and transfer of funds from government accounts to recipient corporations or households reduce funds on government accounts (increases net claims on general government) and rise accounts and deposits of credit recipients, thereby increasing the money supply. On the contrary, taxes and other payments to the budget system reduce accounts and deposits of corporations and households and increases government deposits in the banking system (reduce net claims on general government). |
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Net foreign assets of the banking system (NFA) |
NFA reflects the impact of corporations and households operations with non-residents on money supply developments (foreign trade operations and operations with financial instruments of non-residents). For instance, transfer the export revenues to Russian credit institutions accounts increases foreign currency correspondent accounts of the Russian credit institution (increasing NFA) and foreign currency deposits in the banking system (growth of broad money). Import payments have the opposite effect. There are also other operations that lead to changes in net foreign assets. |
| Other factors | The transfer of funds from household accounts to escrow accounts (not included in monetary aggregates) as well as increase of the capital of the banking system (as a result of its growth due to retained earnings of credit institutions) has a restraining effect on money supply. |
Adjustment for foreign currency revaluation for monetary aggregates in foreign currency in ruble terms (as a result of changes in the exchange rates of a foreign currencies against the ruble) makes it possible to analyse the changes of monetary aggregate over a certain period of time under unchanged exchange rates.
The growth of aggregate in foreign currency adjusted for foreign currency revaluation calculates as the growth of foreign currency deposits in dollar terms, converted into rubles using the average arithmetic exchange rate at the beginning and the end of period.