The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Russia was worth 2014.80 billion US dollars in 2012. The GDP value of Russia represents 3.25 percent of the world economy. GDP in Russia averaged 741.29 USD Billion from 1989 until 2012, reaching an all time high of 2014.80 USD Billion in 2012 and a record low of 195.90 USD Billion in 1999. GDP in Russia is reported by the World Bank. Since 2012, Russia's value of GDP has only risen. This is due to the fact that more Russian people are able to get jobs in factories and other government supplied work. The government is putting more effort in relocating people who have less work opportunities, moving them into cities and giving them work. Russia has been going on a steady rate of expansion in the business cycle. More Russian people are able to get jobs, which means more paychecks. More paychecks means more spending, which leads to a growth in GDP. Also, because more people are producing, the GDP also goes up due to the fact that Russia is producing more.