Profit from holding the world championship for Russia amounted to 952 billion rubles. These are the calculations made by the tournament organizing committee.. They note that the World Cup 1018 began to bring money to the treasury back in 2013.. when the preparation for it began. But the main income came, of course, in 2017-2018. "The total effect of the World Cup on Russia's GDP for 2013-2018. amounted to 952 billion rubles, or about 1% of the annual GDP of the Russian Federation ", - leads the data of R-Sport. Moreover, it is too early to sum up the final results.. Income from the World Cup will go to the treasury for several years..

“In the five-year term, the impact of the 2018 World Cup is estimated at 150–210 billion rubles a year,” the organizing committee said. They expect that the world championship gave a good impetus to the development of tourism. In addition, a long-term positive effect on various industries will have investor funds invested there for the football holiday.. Russia hosted the World Cup from 14 June to 15 July 2018. The expenses of the Russian Federation as a host country amounted to 688 billion rubles..