[lm28469]

It reminds me of the early days of the russian invasion when everyone was mocking russia for having the same gdp as spain. As it turns out having a small gdp doesn't mean much as long aas you have industries and resources.

France includes illegal drug traffic and illegal prostitution in its gdp too

[pyuser583]

Most countries include criminal enterprises when determining economic statistics. It's important, because economic crises can begin in shadow industries.

[ponector]

Having small GDP per capita means people are poor. Having poor people is even better to the war. Russia is economically weak, but can continue this war for 5 years or even more, paying immense price for it, sacrificing their feature.