We've been hearing about an Russian economic collapse FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
Russia's GDP was 4.3% last year. We've only had one year about three percent growth this century.
Russian Derangement Syndrome retards the mind.
Here’s the formulae for GDP. “Gross Domestic Product (GDP) includes consumer spending, government spending, net exports, and total investments. “
Consumer spending no longer includes people on a pension. They can barely afford food. Government spending during a war in this case is hardly good for the country as whatever they spent it on goes Boom! and doesn’t add to the real economy. Net exports are declining, and total investments include only stuff that is being built for the war effort, which is not good for the overall economy.
The health of the economy is not measured by GDP. It is measured by the number of starving people meaning those on a fixed income. (Roughly half the population.) They won’t drive the collapse. Not yet at least.
GDP of a country at war can’t be compared to the GDP of a country not at war. That would be an attempt to compare apples to pineapple grenades. Completely different animals.