Imports in Russia increased to 24017 USD Million in April from 22803 USD Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Russia Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Russia's total Imports in 2021 were valued at US$293.50 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Russia's main import partners were: China, Germany and the United States. The top three import commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Electrical, electronic equipment and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Exports were valued at US$492.31 Billion. In 2021, Russia had a trade surplus of US$198.82 Billion.

In 2024, around ****** billion U.S. dollars worth of goods were imported into Russia. That was approximately **** percent less than in the previous year. Trade in Russia The value of goods imported to Russia dropped in 2014, likely due to a trade ban imposed on U.S. and European agricultural goods in the aftermath of the Ukraine invasion and subsequent European sanctions against Russia. The ban impacted a range of European countries; among the most affected were Germany and the United States, Russia’s second and third most important import partners respectively. The total value of U.S. exports to Russia also dropped in 2014. However, the extent of sanctions from Europe is limited, considering most of Europe is highly dependent on Russian gas. Furthermore, Germany being one of Russia’s biggest import partners makes the country especially reluctant to take a strong stance against Russia’s aggressive actions. Therefore, while the total value of Russian imports have dropped somewhat, the majority of trade continues per usual, despite increasing tensions between Russia and the west. Meanwhile, Russia is strengthening its relations with China, its most important import partner. Yet, while intentions to increase trade with China exist, trade figures have actually decreased. Results show that sanctions and bans on imports may affect Russian trade, but the extent to which they will have an impact on business as usual may be limited given the level of dependence on trade between Europe and Russia.

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.

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Imports of Goods by Customs Basis from Russia (IMP4621) from Jan 1992 to May 2025 about Russia, imports, goods, and USA.

Russian imports were expected to grow by *** percent in 2025 relative to the previous year and continue increasing in 2026. Furthermore, the country's export revenue was forecast to grow by only *** percent in 2025.

Key information about Russia Total Imports

• Russia Total Imports recorded 27.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a value of 25.6 USD bn in the previous month
• Russia Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1998 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 17.0 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 30.7 USD bn in Oct 2012 and a record low of 1.8 USD bn in Jan 2000

• In the latest reports, Russia Total Imports grew 5.8 % YoY in Dec 2024
• Total Exports dropped 0.2 % YoY, to 39.7 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Russia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 12.0 USD bn in Dec 2024

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.

Key information about Russia Total Imports Growth

• Russia Total Imports grew 5.8 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 11.1 % YoY in the previous month
• Russia Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1999 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 14.4 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 63.4 % in Aug 2010 and a record low of -52.3 % in Jan 1999

• In the latest reports, Russia Total Imports recorded 27.6 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Total Exports reached 39.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered a decrease of 0.2 % year on year
• Russia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 12.0 USD bn in Dec 2024

Russia's five main import partners in 2023 were China, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Germany, and South Korea. The value of Russia's imports from its top partner China amounted to over *** billion U.S. dollars in that year. Imports from Germany were worth approximately *** billion U.S. dollars.

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.

Graph and download economic data for International Trade: Ratio: Exports to Imports: Total for Russia (XTEITT01RUA156S) from 1991 to 2022 about Russia, ratio, imports, exports, and trade.

The main import commodity group for Russia in 2023 was machinery, equipment, and transportation means. In that year, Russia imported 145.8 billion U.S. dollars worth of machinery, which was just over half of the total import value of the country. Other important import articles were chemical products, foodstuffs, and metals.

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.

Machinery, equipment, and transportation means occupied the largest share of Russian imports in January 2024, at around ** percent. Chemical products and rubber were the second-leading import commodity group, having constituted roughly one-fifth of the import value.

China Import: Russia data was reported at 59.082 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.390 USD bn for 2017. China Import: Russia data is updated yearly, averaging 7.959 USD bn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59.082 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 711.030 USD mn in 1984. China Import: Russia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.JA: Trade: Annual.

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.

The United States imported an average of 147,000 barrels of petroleum per day from Russia in 2022. The U.S. Congress passed a bill banning imports from oil, gas, coal, and other energy commodities from Russia in April 2022 as a reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Other Western countries did the same as an effort to penalize and put economic pressure on Russia. According to a survey from March 2022, 49 percent of U.S. registered voters supported the government's sanctions on Russian oil exports.

Market and price uncertainty

Even though Russia was among the leading countries for petroleum imports into the U.S., market disruptions caused by the imposed sanctions have still severely impacted U.S. average gas prices. In June 2022, gasoline prices reached a new peak of more than five U.S. dollars per gallon. By comparison, diesel prices climbed to around 5.8 U.S. dollars. With the world still grappling with the economic repercussions brought on by the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war added another layer of uncertainty over market development. According to a June 2022 outlook, the average global GDP growth forecast change due to the Russia-Ukraine war was a 1.44 percent decrease to the projection made before the war. Only five countries out of the 42 included in the study were forecast to have a positive GDP growth.

Key information about Russia Crude Oil: Imports

• Russia Crude Oil: Imports was reported at 0.000 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
• This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
• Russia Crude Oil: Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 51.564 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1990 to 2023, with 34 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 376.629 Barrel/Day th in 1991 and a record low of 0.000 Barrel/Day th in 2023
• Russia Crude Oil: Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.CO: Crude Oil Imports

The value of imported bottle water in Russia was significantly greater than the exports' worth of that product. In 2023, the import value increased to almost ** million U.S. dollars, based on mirror data.