Russians have become more interested in deposits in 2025

Interest in deposits increased nine-fold in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. This follows from the data of the financial marketplace "Compare", which was reviewed by Izvestia on April 8.

The average interest rate on deposits for a period of three months in March was 15.08%, for six months — 14.78%, for nine months — 15.97%, for 15 months — 15.19%.

Ilya Vasilkov, head of the Deposits product at Compare, noted that attractive conditions also influenced the growth in popularity.

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Earlier, on April 7, it was reported that in Russia, the total market volume of ruble liabilities in the first quarter increased by more than 1.8 trillion and reached 55.5 trillion, an increase of 3.5% in three months. Over the same period last year, the increase was 1.7 trillion rubles, according to VTB estimates. The credit institution predicts that by the end of the first half of the year, the ruble savings market in the country will reach 59 trillion rubles, and by the end of the whole year it will exceed 65 trillion. Experts have suggested that Russians will be able to earn a record 9 trillion rubles in interest income.