Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia
Russia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 23.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia is 23.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia peaked at 82.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2023.
Russia ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.0% | — |
| 1993 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -50.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 23.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 29% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's 23.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -50.1% | 47.2% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 67.1% | 82.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 68.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 59.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 23.6% | 56.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Russia was 23.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Russia ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.