Russia – Export ImportRussia is the
16th largest export economy in the world.
Russia imported US$182.3 billion
worth of goods from around the globe in 2016, up by 6.7% since 2009 but down by
-0.3% from 2015 to 2016. Russia’s top 10 imports accounted for almost
three-fifths (59.2%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other
countries. Russian imports represent 1.1% of total global imports which totaled
$16.473 trillion one year earlier in 2015. From a continental perspective, 48%
of Russia’s total imports by value in 2016 were purchased from other European
countries. Asian trade partners generated 40% of import sales to Russia while
6.8% worth originated from North America. Another 3.4% came from Latin America
(excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean.
Top 10 Major Imports
|
Products
|
Import Purchases (US $
Billion)
|
Highest Value (%)
|
|
Temperature – Change Machine
|
6.1
|
+ 39.0 %
|
|
Computers, Opticals Readers
|
3.8
|
+ 33.9 %
|
|
Taps, Valves & Similar Appliances
|
1.6
|
+ 44.4 %
|
|
Centrifuges, filters & Purifiers
|
1.3
|
+ 36.7 %
|
|
Misc. Machinery
|
1.3
|
+ 20.4 %
|
|
Liquid Pumps & Elevators
|
1.3
|
+ 28.2 %
|
|
Air/Vacuum Pumps
|
1.3
|
+ 12.3 %
|
|
Piston Engines
|
913.4 Million
|
+ 61.5 %
|
|
Lifting/loading machinery
|
838 Million
|
- 8.5 %
|
|
Printing Machinery
|
815.3 Million
|
- 35.9 %
|
Top 10 Major Export Companies
Six of Russia’s 10 largest export companies specialize in the petroleum
industry. Two massive Russian firms in the chemicals industry also rank among
the country’s top 10 exporters.
|
Companies
|
Export (US $ Billion)
|
Highest Value (%)
|
|
Gazprom (Oil & Gas)
|
250.2
|
- 37 %
|
|
Rosneft (Oil & Gas)
|
139.6
|
- 39.2 %
|
|
Lukoil (Oil & Gas)
|
69.6
|
- 36.4 %
|
|
Surgutneftegas (Oil & Gas)
|
61.5
|
- 10.7 %
|
|
Transneft (Oil services, equipments)
|
36.7
|
- 44.3 %
|
|
Magnitogorsk Iron&Steel (iron, steel)
|
14.4
|
+ 0.1 %
|
|
Norilsk Nickel (diversified metals, minings)
|
13.4
|
- 33.8 %
|
|
Uralkali (specialized chemicals)
|
12.9
|
- 0.3 %
|
|
Novatek (Oil & Gas)
|
12.1
|
- 33.5 %
|
|
UC Rusal (aluminium)
|
11.9
|
- 42.4 %
|