Russia Imports from United States was US$17.27 Billion during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Russia Imports from United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

This graph shows the growth in the U.S. import volume of trade goods from Russia from 1992 to 2023. In 2023, U.S. imports from Russia amounted to approximately 4.57 billion U.S. dollars. RussiaRussia's foreign trade balance of goods generated a surplus of about 187 billion U.S. dollars, with more resulting from exports than imports in 2014. Russia exported trade goods valued about 418.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. In a global ranking of national exports, Russia was sixteenth. Leading exporters like China, the United States, and Germany are exporting goods worth between 1.5 and 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars. The placement of Russia’s export ranking is linear with its placement on the ranking of the biggest economies in the world. Russia had the eleventh largest GDP worldwide with about 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019. Russia's most important export countries are mostly its direct neighbors, like China, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Kazakhstan. About 35 percent of all exports go to neighboring countries. China is the most important country within the aforementioned nations, which takes about 8 percent of Russia's exported goods. The United States are not among the top ten. The nation sits in twelfth place of Russia's export destinations, with about three percent. The products exported from Russia are unsurprisingly mainly mineral products and metals, with crude and refined petroleum making up for 54 percent of all exports. The main export product apart from resources is wheat. Exported wheat from Russia was valued at about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2012. Russia is one of the principal wheat exporters. Although the development of Russia's exports has been somewhat positive in recent years, the political crisis with the Ukraine, resulting in economic sanctions applied by important trade countries like Germany, the EU, the United States and many others, might have dampened foreign trade altogether. The result was a negative growth in exports of about five percent in 2014.

United States Imports from Russia was US$3.27 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Fertilizers were the most-imported commodity to the U.S. from Russia in the first 11 months of 2024, with a value of almost one billion U.S. dollars, followed by non-ferrous metals and inorganic chemicals. The U.S. banned oil imports from Russia in March 2022, and existing deals were to end in the following month.

Historical chart and dataset showing Russia imports by year from 1989 to 2023.

Russian imports of foodstuffs and agricultural raw materials exceeded 35 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Over the observed period, the highest figure was recorded at over 43 billion U.S. dollars in 2013. Between 2014 and 2015, the imports dropped by more than 13 billion U.S. dollars.

In April 2025, the value of U.S. merchandise imports from Russia exceeded the exports to the country by around ***** million U.S. dollars. To compare, in the previous month, the negative trade balance was measured at approximately ***** million U.S. dollars. Exports of goods from the U.S. to Russia sharply decreased in March 2022 due to the trade sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. In total, over the course of 2024, the U.S. exported goods worth around *** billion U.S. dollars to Russia.

Russia Imports: Year to Date: Clothing data was reported at 657.500 USD mn in Jan 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.936 USD bn for Dec 2021. Russia Imports: Year to Date: Clothing data is updated monthly, averaging 2.378 USD bn from Dec 2004 (Median) to Jan 2022, with 206 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.488 USD bn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 39.100 USD mn in Jan 2005. Russia Imports: Year to Date: Clothing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.JAA028: Imports: by Main Products: ytd. Data release delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. No estimation on next release date can be made.
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Key information about Russia Imports: ICT Goods

• Russia Imports: ICT Goods was reported at 29,321,187.470 USD th in Dec 2021
• This records an increase from the previous number of 24,014,874.420 USD th for Dec 2020
• Russia Imports: ICT Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 18,475,529.530 USD th from Dec 2000 to 2021, with 22 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 29,321,187.470 USD th in 2021 and a record low of 1,245,904.508 USD th in 2000
• Russia Imports: ICT Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.ICT: ICT Goods: Total: Import Value

In the crop year 2024/25, Russia's cereal imports were forecast to reach 0.57 million metric tons. The import volume of that commodity has decreased in recent years. Over the observed period, the highest cereal imports were recorded at over 2.7 million metric tons in the marketing year 2000/01. What cereals does Russia import and from where? The most-imported cereals in Russia are rice, corn, rye, and wheat. Russian wheat and meslin imports exceeded 123,000 metric tons in 2021. Imports of grains from Kazakhstan stood at over 157,000 metric tons in that year. Thus, that country was the leading origin of grain imports in Russia. Cereal import substitution in Russia Russian introduced a food embargo from the European Union, the United States as well as other Western countries in 2014. The country followed the import substitution path by increasing financial support to the agricultural sector and became the global leader in wheat exports, overtaking the U.S. and Canada. In 2023, Russia decreased food and agricultural product imports by nearly two percent compared to the previous year.

The exports of goods from Russia to China stood at around 69 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, marking an increase compared to the previous year. Russian merchandise imports into China gradually have increased in value since 2015, reaching nearly 72.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Over the observed period, the trade balance of Russia with China was positive only in 2018 in 2019.

Trade in Russia

China was the leading export destination of Russian commodities as well as the major import partner of the country as of 2021. Germany listed in the third place by export value and ranked as the second largest origin of imports to the country over the same period. Russia is one of the leading exporters of goods worldwide. Fuels, minerals, and energy products are its major export commodity groups.

Russian trade in times of coronavirus

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected all segments of the Russian economy, including international trade. Nonetheless, in February 2020, certain agricultural product exports from Russia to China experienced a positive growth. The especially significant increase was recorded for fish products at over 50 percent year-on-year. Further up-to-date statistics and facts about trade in Russia can be found in a dedicated topic page.

Historical chart and dataset showing Russia trade to gdp ratio by year from 1989 to 2023.

Russia Import Value Index data was reported at 157.494 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 124.154 2015=100 for 2020. Russia Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 99.370 2015=100 from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2021, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 176.806 2015=100 in 2013 and a record low of 20.483 2015=100 in 1999. Russia Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;;

In 2024, the trade surplus of goods in Russia amounted to about ****** billion U.S. dollars, having sharply decreased from the previous year. The indicator is calculated as exports minus imports of goods. A positive value means a trade surplus; a negative trade balance means a trade deficit. Russia's politics and the effect on the economy Russia has maintained a positive trade balance over the last 10 years, but in 2009, Russian exports slumped significantly due to the economic crisis. Since then, Russia has recovered and the country reports a greater surplus now than it did prior to the crisis. However, Russia’s economy has been weakened recently because of reductions in global oil and gas prices, upon which the Russian economy is largely dependent, and because of international tensions as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In the past couple of years, Russia has often reacted with hostility to any developments seen as threatening, and as Russia continues to provoke international conflict, this will affect its economy and likely hurt existing trade relations with both import and export partners. As a result, GDP growth was negative in 2015. This has also contributed to significant reductions in GDP per capita, which will directly affect Russian citizens, and more so as Russia’s inflation is peaking, and the unemployment rate continues to rise. In 2015, the inflation rate was close to ** percent. Economic diversification beyond oil and gas in addition to maintaining trade relations would help Russia’s economy.

Japan Imports from Russia was US$5.68 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Japan Imports from Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Key information about Russia's Trade Balance

• Russia's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 12.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus of 14.3 USD bn in the previous month
• Russia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1998 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 12.0 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 27.7 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 1.2 USD bn in Feb 1998

• In the latest reports, Russia's Total Exports reached 39.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, a decrease of 5.8% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 27.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 5.8% YoY (year-on-year)

Russia: Imports of goods and services as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 17.59 percent, a decline from 18.34 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 47.65 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1989 to 2024 is 22.18 percent. The minimum value, 12.99 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 48.25 percent was recorded in 1992.

Key information about Russia Imports: Telecommunication Equipment

• Russia Imports: Telecommunication Equipment was reported at 10,786,934.177 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 9,825,445.604 USD th for Dec 2022
• Russia Imports: Telecommunication Equipment data is updated yearly, averaging 6,914,519.847 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 11,802,957.228 USD th in 2021 and a record low of 891,653.642 USD th in 1999
• Russia Imports: Telecommunication Equipment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.TE: Telecommunication Equipment: Import Value

Russia Imports: Israel: Lead & Products data was reported at 0.000 USD th in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD th for Jun 2017. Russia Imports: Israel: Lead & Products data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 USD th from Mar 2005 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD th in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD th in Dec 2017. Russia Imports: Israel: Lead & Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Customs Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table RU.JAD121: Imports: by 2-Digit HS Code: Israel.

Russia Imports: Live Trees, Flowers & Other Plants data was reported at 130,567.000 USD th in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 119,649.000 USD th for Sep 2018. Russia Imports: Live Trees, Flowers & Other Plants data is updated quarterly, averaging 171,681.000 USD th from Mar 2005 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 309,616.000 USD th in Mar 2012 and a record low of 55,645.000 USD th in Sep 2005. Russia Imports: Live Trees, Flowers & Other Plants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Customs Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table RU.JAD083: Imports: by 2-Digit HS Code.