Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia
Russia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 58.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 136.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia peaked at 58.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1995.
Russia ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.9% | — |
| 1993 | 21.5% | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | -64.6% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +26.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 58.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 5.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's 58.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 3.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -64.6% | 21.5% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 6.6% | 21.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 10.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 34.3% | 58.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 3 Afghanistan 65.6% compare
- 4 Djibouti 60.0% compare
- 5 Ethiopia 59.7% compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 56.4% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 54.8% compare
- 9 Eritrea 51.5% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Russia was 58.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1995.
- How does Russia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Russia ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.