Digital Economy Indicators in the Russian Federation: 2021

This data book is another publication in the series describing various aspects of the digital economy development in the Russian Federation. It covers the most recent statistical data representing the enterprises’ activities on the development, dissemination, and use of digital technologies and related goods and services, and the public involvement in the digital environment. Russia’s position in international rankings and indicators of digital economy development in Russian regions are provided in separate sections.

The data book contains information provided by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Central Bank of the Russian Federation (the Bank of Russia), Federal Customs Service of Russia, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Eurostat, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Economic Forum, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), as well as results of own methodological and analytical studies of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.

In some cases, the presented data specify those published earlier.