Russia recorded a trade surplus of $9.3 billion in June of 2025, narrowing from the $11.8 billion surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. Exports contracted by 8% annually to $32.8 billion in the period, the lowest since 2020, to mark a fifth consecutive month of decline in foreign sales as lower oil prices and softer commodity demand from Russia's key trading partner, China, pared buying from Russia's key industries that are shunned from commerce with the West. In turn, imports contracted by 1.3% to $23.6 billion, a second consecutive decline. source: Central Bank of Russia

Russia recorded a trade surplus of 9259 USD Million in June of 2025. Balance of Trade in Russia averaged 10276.39 USD Million from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 37463.00 USD Million in March of 2022 and a record low of -203.00 USD Million in February of 1998. This page provides - Russia Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Russia Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Russia recorded a trade surplus of 9259 USD Million in June of 2025. Balance of Trade in Russia is expected to be 11800.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Russia Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 9500.00 USD Million in 2026 and 8900.00 USD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-11 01:00 PM
Balance of Trade
May $8.72B $9.04B $10.5B
2025-08-11 01:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jun $9.26B $8.74B $ 14.2B
2025-09-11 01:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jul $9.26B $9.0B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 9259.00 8741.00 USD Million Jun 2025
Capital Flows 13300.00 15153.13 USD Million Mar 2025
Current Account 7300.00 17727.00 USD Million Jun 2025
Current Account to GDP 2.90 2.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 32837.00 33094.00 USD Million Jun 2025
External Debt 312.40 290.30 USD Billion Mar 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 5875.00 1897.00 USD Million Mar 2025
Imports 23578.00 24375.00 USD Million Jun 2025

Russia Balance of Trade
Russia has been running regular trade surpluses since 1998 primarily due to high exports of commodities like crude oil and natural gas. The biggest trade surpluses were recorded with: Netherlands, Turkey, Italy and Japan. The biggest trade deficits were recorded with: China, the United States and France.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9259.00 8741.00 37463.00 -203.00 1996 - 2025 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Russian Trade Surplus Narrows
Russia recorded a trade surplus of $9.3 billion in June of 2025, narrowing from the $11.8 billion surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. Exports contracted by 8% annually to $32.8 billion in the period, the lowest since 2020, to mark a fifth consecutive month of decline in foreign sales as lower oil prices and softer commodity demand from Russia's key trading partner, China, pared buying from Russia's key industries that are shunned from commerce with the West. In turn, imports contracted by 1.3% to $23.6 billion, a second consecutive decline.
2025-08-11
Russia Trade Flows Shrink
Russia recorded a trade surplus of $8.7 billion in May of 2025, narrowing from the $12.1 billion surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. Exports slumped by 9.7% from the previous year to $33.1 billion, the fourth consecutive month of lower foreign sales as lower oil prices and softer commodity demand from Russia's key trading partner, China, pared buying from Russia's key industries that are shunned from commerce with the West. In turn, imports dropped by 0.4% to $24.4 billion, halting two straight import expansions.
2025-07-11
Russian Trade Flows Plunge
Russia recorded a trade surplus of $10.5 billion in February of 2025, widening from the $8.9 billion surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year amid an aggressive contraction in Russian trade flows. Exports out of Russia contracted by 2.8% from the previous year to $30.9 billion as a slowdown in commodity imports from China and the higher magnitude of sanctions from G7 economies pressed Russia's foreign sales. In turn, imports sank by 10.2% to $20.4 billion, the lowest since the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Q2 2022, as the weakening domestic economy limited demand for goods.
2025-04-11