Imports in Russia decreased to 24061 USD Million in August from 25313 USD Million in July 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.

Key information about Russia Total Imports

• Russia Total Imports recorded 23.2 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a value of 22.5 USD bn in the previous month
• Russia Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1998 to Sep 2025, with an average number of 26.0 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

Federal Customs Service provides monthly Total Imports, CIF, in USD.


Further information about Russia Total Imports

• In the latest reports, Russia Total Imports dropped 7.5 % YoY in Sep 2025
• Total Exports dropped 0.7 % YoY, to 38.6 USD bn in Sep 2025
• Russia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 15.4 USD bn in Sep 2025

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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.

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.

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.

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

Key information about Russia Total Imports from China

• Russia Total Imports from China recorded 7.205 USD bn in Jan 2022, compared with 8.207 USD bn in the previous month
• Russia Total Imports from China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Jan 2022, with an averaged value of 1.065 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.207 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 42.790 USD mn in Jan 1999

CEIC de-accumulates monthly Total Exports to China. Federal Customs Service provides year-to-date Total Imports from China, CIF, in USD. Total Imports from China prior to March 2004 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Russian imports of foodstuffs and agricultural raw materials exceeded 37.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Over the observed period, the highest figure was recorded at over 43.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2013. Between 2014 and 2015, the imports dropped by more than 13.3 billion U.S. dollars.

India Imports from Russia was US$67.15 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Imports from Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

Key information about Russia Total Imports Growth

• Russia Total Imports dropped 7.5 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a decrease of 6.0 % YoY in the previous month
• Russia Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1999 to Sep 2025, with an averaged rate of 19.7 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 63.4 % in Aug 2010 and a record low of -52.3 % in Jan 1999

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. Federal Customs Service provides Total Imports, CIF, in USD.


Further information about Russia Total Imports Growth

• In the latest reports, Russia Total Imports recorded 23.2 USD bn in Sep 2025
• Total Exports reached 38.6 USD bn in Sep 2025, which registered a decrease of 0.7 % year on year
• Russia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 15.4 USD bn in Sep 2025

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Imports: Commodities for Russia (XTIMVA01RUM667N) from Jan 1991 to Sep 2025 about Russia, imports, trade, and goods.

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.

Finland Imports: Europe: Russia data was reported at 76,588,804.000 EUR in Sep 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 66,671,797.000 EUR for Aug 2025. Finland Imports: Europe: Russia data is updated monthly, averaging 839,900,691.000 EUR from Jan 1996 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 357 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,217,417,710.000 EUR in Mar 2011 and a record low of 34,322,114.000 EUR in May 2025. Finland Imports: Europe: Russia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Finnish Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.JA: Imports: by Region and Country.

Russia Imports: France: Nickel & Products data was reported at 13,688.000 USD th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,052.000 USD th for 2016. Russia Imports: France: Nickel & Products data is updated yearly, averaging 920.000 USD th from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,688.000 USD th in 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD th in 2003. Russia Imports: France: Nickel & 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.JAD110: Imports: by 2-Digit HS Code: France: Annual.

Russia Imports: Serbia: Carpets data was reported at 2,507.000 USD th in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,215.000 USD th for Sep 2018. Russia Imports: Serbia: Carpets data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,708.000 USD th from Dec 2007 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,678.000 USD th in Dec 2013 and a record low of 289.000 USD th in Jun 2009. Russia Imports: Serbia: Carpets 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.JAD141: Imports: by 2-Digit HS Code: Serbia.

The main import commodity group for Russia in 2024 was machinery, equipment, and transportation means. In that year, Russia imported ***** billion U.S. dollars worth of machinery, which was over **** of the total import value of the country. Other important import articles were chemical products, foodstuffs, and metals.

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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