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.

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 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.

China has been the leading export destination of fossil fuels from Russia since the start of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since that date, Russia has exported fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, worth around *** billion euros to China as of January 27, 2025. India was the second-leading recipient country, with a total fossil fuel export value of approximately ***** billion euros.

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.

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.

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

Iran Exports: Russia data was reported at 751.406 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 578.591 USD mn for 2022. Iran Exports: Russia data is updated yearly, averaging 284.784 USD mn from Mar 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 751.406 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 36.300 USD mn in 1999. Iran Exports: Russia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.JA005: Exports: by Country.

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.

Russia Exports: Non CIS: Syria data was reported at 280.000 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 182.000 USD mn for 2016. Russia Exports: Non CIS: Syria data is updated yearly, averaging 244.500 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.942 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 58.500 USD mn in 1997. Russia Exports: Non CIS: Syria 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.JAA006: Exports: by Country: Annual.

In 2021, energy products occupied the largest share of exports in monetary terms from Russia to the countries outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), at over ** percent. Furthermore, precious stones, precious metals, and articles thereof accounted for approximately ***** percent of Russia's total export value to non-CIS countries. The leading export commodities from Russia to CIS countries were minerals, machinery, and metals.

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.

Russia Exports: Non CIS: Italy data was reported at 13.837 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.960 USD bn for 2016. Russia Exports: Non CIS: Italy data is updated yearly, averaging 12.023 USD bn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.999 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 2.629 USD bn in 1993. Russia Exports: Non CIS: Italy 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.JAA006: Exports: by Country: Annual.

Russia was forecast to export ***** million metric tons of cereals in the crop year 2025/26. That would be above the volume of Russia's cereal exports recorded in the previous period. What cereals does Russia export? Wheat is the main cereal exported from Russia. The country was predicted to trade over ** million metric tons of wheat to other countries in 2032, being the largest exporter of that commodity worldwide. Among other cereals, which are grasses cultivated for edible components of their grains, Russia exported barley, rye, corn, and rice. COVID-19 restrictions on cereal exports in Russia Limits to exports of certain foods from Russia as a food security measure during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were imposed by the country on its own as well as within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), together with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The EAEU restrictions included cereals like rye, rice, and millet. The Russian government introduced an export quota of seven million metric tons of wheat, rye, barley, and corn between April 1 and June 30, 2020, with an exception to exports to the EAEU.

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 Exports: Non CIS: Panama data was reported at 18.200 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.300 USD mn for 2016. Russia Exports: Non CIS: Panama data is updated yearly, averaging 90.100 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 332.000 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of 12.300 USD mn in 2016. Russia Exports: Non CIS: Panama 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.JAA006: Exports: by Country: Annual.

On January 1, 2025, the largest volume of Russian crude oil shipments went to India, at around ******* metric tons per day based on a 30-day running average. Since the beginning of 2022, the shipments to the European Union (EU) and the United States have decreased significantly. Both the EU and the U.S. imposed sanctions on oil imports from Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The EU banned seaborne crude oil imports starting from December 5, 2022, while the U.S. banned all imports of oil and petroleum products from Russia on March 8, 2022. Existing deals had to be ended by April 22, 2022. Furthermore, the G7, the EU, and Australia imposed a price cap of 60 U.S. dollars per barrel from December 5, 2022, to reduce Russia's energy export revenue, which is one of its largest sources of income. Which countries started buying more oil from Russia? Faced with Western sanctions on Russian oil, Russia increased crude oil shipments to China, India, Turkey, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. In fact, China contributed the most to Russia's oil export revenue since the war in Ukraine, at approximately *** billion euros as of January 2025. However, the oil price ceiling imposed in December 2022 could make it more difficult for Russia to export to non-Western countries, too. This is because the policy also applies to tankers that belong to the sanctioning countries, as well as those insured or financed by them. For instance, Russian oil cannot be transported to Turkey for a price above the market cap if it is insured by EU or United Kingdom (UK) companies. How much does Russia earn from oil exports? Crude oil has traditionally been the main source of fuel and energy export revenue of Russia. Between February 24, 2022, and January 30, 2025, Russia earned around *** billion euros from oil exports, including crude oil and refined products. Over the same period, EU countries paid around *** billion euros for Russian oil.

Russia exported crude oil worth nearly **** billion U.S. dollars to China, which was the highest export value of this commodity among other destinations in 2021. The Netherlands and Germany were the second and third major export destinations of crude oil from Russia, respectively.

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.