Research and Markets: Russia Transformative Economic and Demographic Trends Report 2021: Russia Experienced Weak GDP Growth in 2019 - Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Russia experienced weak GDP growth in 2019. Russia's 2020 economic downturn was two-fold: the joint impact of a crash in the oil prices and health crisis mitigation lockdowns will keep the economy contracted till early 2021. How long are the economic constraints on the growth expected to last? What are the strategic imperatives for businesses in Russia amidst such tumultuous times? In this research, the publisher analyzes the scale of impact of these factors on Russia's growth and other vital macroeconomic elements.