Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Russia
Russia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 22.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Russia is 22.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Russia peaked at 82.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2023.
Russia ranks 192nd 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 imports from high-income economies in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.9% | — |
| 1993 | 75.9% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -33.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 28% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's 22.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -35.4% | 51.3% | 33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.6% | 57.5% | 82.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 54.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 53.7% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 22.0% | 51.9% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Russia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Russia was 22.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Russia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.