Russia's leading five export partners in 2023 were China, India, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. The value of total exports from Russia to its major trade partner — China — exceeded *** billion U.S. dollars. Trade between Russia and China China was not only the leading export destination of Russian commodities, but also the major import partner of the country. Prior to 2018, the value of Russian imports from China prevailed the Russian exports’ worth to the country. It was in 2018 when for the first time, the trade balance of Russia with China turned positive and amounted to about *** billion U.S. dollars. Russia's primary export goods, mineral and energy products, were also the most imported commodities by China from the country. Russian trade with Europe Trade flows between Russia and the EU have been in decline over the past years. In 2023, the EU export value to Russia exceeded ** billion U.S. dollars — roughly ** billion U.S. dollars below the EU imports’ worth from Russia in that year. Germany was the major importer of Russian goods in the region.

Exports in Russia decreased to 31527 USD Million in August from 38027 USD Million in July of 2025. This dataset provides - Russia Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Russia Total Exports

• Russia Total Exports recorded 38.6 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with 31.6 USD bn in the previous month
• Russia Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1998 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of 41.5 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 57.2 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 4.4 USD bn in Jan 1999

• In the latest reports, Russia Total Exports dropped 0.7 % YoY in Sep 2025
• Total Imports recorded 23.2 USD bn in Sep 2025, which registered a decrease of 7.5 % year on year
• Russia Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 15.4 USD bn in Sep 2025

Russia's total Exports in 2021 were valued at US$492.31 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Russia's main export partners were: China, the Netherlands and Germany. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins and Iron and steel. Total Imports were valued at US$293.50 Billion. In 2021, Russia had a trade surplus of US$198.82 Billion.

Russia's trade revenue in 2024 was the highest with Asian countries, at over *** billion U.S. dollars. Of them, the value of exports amounted to ***** billion U.S. dollars. To compare, Russian exports to Europe reached **** billion U.S. dollars.

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.

Russia Export Volume Index: CIS Countries data was reported at 112.005 Prev Year=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 100.000 Prev Year=100 for 2016. Russia Export Volume Index: CIS Countries data is updated yearly, averaging 102.700 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.400 Prev Year=100 in 2003 and a record low of 87.900 Prev Year=100 in 2009. Russia Export Volume Index: CIS Countries 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.JAF007: Export and Import: Volume Index: by Product: CIS Countries: Annual.

Russia Exports: Year to Date: Other Countries data was reported at 2.999 USD bn in Jan 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.546 USD bn for Dec 2021. Russia Exports: Year to Date: Other Countries data is updated monthly, averaging 7.683 USD bn from Feb 2004 (Median) to Jan 2022, with 216 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.546 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 420.700 USD mn in Jan 2007. Russia Exports: Year to Date: Other Countries 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.JAA006: Exports: by Main Trading Partners: ytd. Data release delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. No estimation on next release date can be made.

The annual value of goods exported from Russia to ** countries on the African continent saw a gradual increase since 2015, together with the import value. In 2018, the export trade was worth **** billion U.S. dollars, which was approximately twice as high as the value of 2015.

Key information about Russia Natural Gas: Exports

• Russia Natural Gas: Exports was reported at 158,970.350 Cub m mn in Dec 2024
• This records an increase from the previous number of 137,130.000 Cub m mn for Dec 2023
• Russia Natural Gas: Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 87,719.968 Cub m mn from Dec 1960 to 2024, with 65 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 258,240.000 Cub m mn in 2019 and a record low of 212.440 Cub m mn in 1960
• Russia Natural Gas: Exports 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.NG: Natural Gas Exports

Russia Import Volume Index: CIS: Textile & Footwear data was reported at 126.500 Prev Year=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 125.800 Prev Year=100 for 2016. Russia Import Volume Index: CIS: Textile & Footwear data is updated yearly, averaging 107.600 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 156.800 Prev Year=100 in 1999 and a record low of 55.900 Prev Year=100 in 2013. Russia Import Volume Index: CIS: Textile & Footwear 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.JAF007: Export and Import: Volume Index: by Product: CIS Countries: Annual.

Russia Exports: Africa: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the data was reported at 7,665.000 USD th in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15,139.000 USD th for Sep 2018. Russia Exports: Africa: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,572.000 USD th from Mar 2005 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,154.000 USD th in Sep 2010 and a record low of 0.000 USD th in Sep 2009. Russia Exports: Africa: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the 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.JAA005: Exports: by Country: Quarterly.

This page displays a table with Russia Exports By Country,exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

Among the countries located on the African continent, Russia's leading trade partner in 2022 was Egypt. The revenue from Russian exports from and imports into Egypt reached approximately *** billion U.S. dollars. The total revenue of Russia from trade with African countries exceeded ** billion U.S. dollars in 2021.

Monthly and long-term Russia Merchandise Exports data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Russia exported the largest volume of crude oil to China, at *** million barrels per day in 2021. The Netherlands was the second-leading destination by export volume, at approximately *** thousand barrels daily, followed by Germany. These three countries also led the ranking of Russian oil export destinations by trade value.

The annual trade revenue between Russia and countries located on the African continent reached **** billion U.S. dollars in 2024, having increased from the previous year. Furthermore, the revenue from Russian exports from and imports into the region more than doubled between 2013 and 2018. Russia's leading trade partner on the continent was Egypt.

Russia Exports: Year to Date: India data was reported at 590.800 USD mn in Jan 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.129 USD bn for Dec 2021. Russia Exports: Year to Date: India data is updated monthly, averaging 2.366 USD bn from Feb 2004 (Median) to Jan 2022, with 216 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.129 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 91.200 USD mn in Jan 2005. Russia Exports: Year to Date: India 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.JAA006: Exports: by Main Trading Partners: ytd. Data release delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. No estimation on next release date can be made.

Russia Exports: Central Bank: FOB: CIS Countries data was reported at 6.096 USD bn in Feb 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.118 USD bn for Jan 2022. Russia Exports: Central Bank: FOB: CIS Countries data is updated monthly, averaging 3.920 USD bn from Jan 1997 (Median) to Feb 2022, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.046 USD bn in Dec 2011 and a record low of 767.000 USD mn in Apr 1999. Russia Exports: Central Bank: FOB: CIS Countries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Russia. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table RU.JAA002: Foreign Trade: Summary: Central Bank: Goods. Data release delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. No estimation on next release date can be made.

Among BRICS countries, Russia's major trade partner was China, having the highest export and import value in 2021. With India, Russia had the largest trade balance, measuring at approximately *** billion U.S. dollars. In total, Russian exports to BRICS countries reached nearly **** billion U.S. dollars in 2021.