Russia's main trading partners are China, India and Türkiye.

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia's main trading partners no longer include any Western countries. Germany, which had a trade turnover of $12 billion, is no longer in the top 5. Instead, China, India, and Turkey have become the leaders. RIA Novosti's analysis of data from national statistical services shows this trend.

According to the Federal Customs Service, Russia's trade turnover last year was $710.1 billion, with 51% coming from Asian countries, 23% from European countries, and 11% from the Middle East. Another 8% is allocated to neighbouring countries, 4% to American countries, and 3% to Africa.
China remained Russia's largest trading partner last year, with a record trade turnover of $240.1 billion. India rose to second place from fifth, thanks to a 1.8-fold increase in trade with Russia, amounting to $64.9 billion. Turkey closes the top three with $56.5 billion.

At the end of last year, Belarus ranked fourth with a trade turnover of approximately $55 billion, while Kazakhstan moved up to fifth place from eighth with $26 billion. Together, these five countries accounted for 60% of Russia's total trade turnover in the same period.
South Korea, with a trade turnover of $15 billion, and Germany, with $12.2 billion, are now part of the second five. Based on data for nine months, Russian trade with the UAE could grow to 12.1 billion, making it the eighth largest trading partner. Brazil rose to ninth place with $11.3 billion, up from 17th place a year earlier. Meanwhile, the Netherlands dropped four positions to tenth place with $9.9 billion.

In addition to China, Russia's largest foreign trade partners in Asia were Japan with $9.7 billion and Hong Kong with $5.9 billion. Among neighbouring countries in Asia, the most active trade was with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (totalling $9.9 billion) and Armenia (totalling $7.3 billion).

In Africa, the undisputed leader was Egypt, with trade turnover increasing by 40% to $5.5 billion. In the Middle East, major partners for Russia, in addition to Turkey and the UAE, were Iran (totalling $4 billion) and Saudi Arabia, with which trade increased by 1.5 times, to $3.3 billion). In addition to Brazil, the United States ($5.5 billion), Mexico ($2.2 billion) and Ecuador ($1.1 billion) were also significant trading partners..