Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Russia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Russia in 2025 — 28.19%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 10.21 pp.

2025 28.19% −5.43 pp vs 2024
World rank 169of 189
Period maximum 58.75%1999
Period minimum 17.98%1992

Trend over time

1992–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Russia, 1992–202502040601992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 17.98%1993: 18.49%1994: 29.82%1995: 36.66%1996: 40.28%1997: 39.24%1998: 48.89%1999: 58.75%2000: 57.72%2001: 50.77%2002: 48.71%2003: 49.26%2004: 47.48%2005: 48.33%2006: 47.26%2007: 44.46%2008: 45.97%2009: 40.5%2010: 42.58%2011: 41.34%2012: 39.16%2013: 37.65%2014: 39.08%2015: 39.2%2016: 37.06%2017: 37.56%2018: 41.8%2019: 39.78%2020: 38.42%2021: 43.47%2022: 37.89%2023: 35.57%2024: 33.62%2025: 28.19%
Change over the period: +10.21 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 28.19%
World 43.89%
Eastern Europe computed 61.84%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.19 −5.43 pp
2024 33.62 −1.94 pp
2023 35.57 −2.32 pp
2022 37.89 −5.59 pp
2021 43.47 +5.05 pp
2020 38.42 −1.37 pp
2019 39.78 −2.02 pp
2018 41.8 +4.24 pp
2017 37.56 +0.5 pp
2016 37.06 −2.13 pp
2015 39.2 +0.12 pp
2014 39.08 +1.43 pp
2013 37.65 −1.51 pp
2012 39.16 −2.19 pp
2011 41.34 −1.23 pp
2010 42.58 +2.08 pp
2009 40.5 −5.47 pp
2008 45.97 +1.51 pp
2007 44.46 −2.8 pp
2006 47.26 −1.07 pp
2005 48.33 +0.85 pp
2004 47.48 −1.79 pp
2003 49.26 +0.56 pp
2002 48.71 −2.06 pp
2001 50.77 −6.95 pp
2000 57.72 −1.03 pp
1999 58.75 +9.86 pp
1998 48.89 +9.65 pp
1997 39.24 −1.04 pp
1996 40.28 +3.61 pp
1995 36.66 +6.84 pp
1994 29.82 +11.34 pp
1993 18.49 +0.5 pp
1992 17.98

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.