Russian Federation Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

13,170

Units In

USD Million

9,259

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 14, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
26,720 Dec 2021	-203 Feb 1998	9,688.5 USD Million	1996-2025	Central Bank of Russia

Russia has been running regular trade surpluses since 1998 primarily due to high exports of commodities like crude oil and natural gas. In 2015, trade surplus narrowed significantly, led by the plunge in oil prices and sanctions imposed by Europe and US over Ukraine crisis. In 2015, the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with: Netherlands, Turkey, Italy and Japan. The biggest trade deficits were recorded with: China, the United States and France.

Latest Updates

Russia recorded a trade surplus of $13.2 billion inn July of 2025, widening from the $10.2 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year, the first widening of the trade balance since February. Exports expanded by 6.7% from the previous year to $38.0 billion, the highest since March of last year, amid higher exports of crude oil. In turn, imports contracted by 2.5% to $24.9 billion.