Russian Federation: 146.2 million population; upper-middle-income economy. Exports: mineral fuels, machinery, ores; imports: machinery, optical instruments, food. Presidential autocracy under President Vladimir Putin. Under unprecedented Western sanctions since February 2022 Ukraine invasion. SWIFT exclusions, asset freezes, technology export controls. #116 Big Mac Index.
Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Russian Federation acquiring this target.
This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework, a five-scenario model that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the full methodology for the formulas and data sources. The human-capital, industrial and resource bases are blended with the World Bank Changing Wealth of Nations 2020 stock, rescaled onto the framework's computed scale; the land base uses the computed value alone (CWON and the computed value differ by more than 5x).
Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies