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RUSSIAN TRADE WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The reports on Russia’s trade in goods with the countries of Europe in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

The major trading partners of Russia in Europe in 2018:

The top ten Russia’s trade partners in Europe in 2018 were Germany (8.6623% of Russia’s total foreign trade), the Netherlands (6.8541%), Belarus (4.9409%), Italy (3.9217%), Poland (3.1508%), France (2.4985%), Ukraine (2.1775%), Finland (2.1439%), the United Kingdom (1.9971%), and Belgium (1.6976%);

The top ten Russia’s export markets in Europe in 2018 were the Netherlands (9.6610% of Russia’s total exports), Germany (7.5776%), Belarus (4.8492%), Poland (3.6759%), Italy (3.6460%), Finland (2.5274%), the United Kingdom (2.1570%), Ukraine (2.1163%), Belgium (2.0469%), and France (1.6966%);

The top ten Russia’s import suppliers from Europe in 2018 were Germany (10.7119% of Russia’s total imports), Belarus (5.1141%), Italy (4.4427%), France (4.0136%), Ukraine (2.2932%), Poland (2.1588%), the United Kingdom (1.6952%), the Czech Republic (1.5853%), the Netherlands (1.5508%), Spain (1.4266%).

The most notable changes in Russia's trade with the countries of Europe in 2018 over 2017:

  • The share of Latvia in Russia’s total exports declined from 1.3454% in 2017 to 1.0472% in 2018;
  • The share of Belgium in Russia’s total imports declined from 1.2870% in 2017 to 1.0376% in 2018.
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia