Debt burden as a factor of financial security of the state

The article shows the relationship between economic and financial security as structural elements of national security. The definition of the concept of «financial security» is formulated. A methodology for assessing financial security based on the construction of an integral index is proposed. The indicators for assessing debt security as a structural element of financial security are highlighted. The points of view of economic scientists on the relationship between the volume of public debt and economic growth are proposed. The results of the analysis of the debt burden of the Russian Federation, an indicator of debt security, are presented.