Inflation expectations for the year ahead among Russians rose to 13.5% in August 2025, the highest reading in six months, compared to 13% in July, according to central bank data. Inflation Expectations in Russia averaged 12.21 percent from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 18.70 percent in December of 2010 and a record low of 7.80 percent in April of 2018.