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About

Russia-Australia Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $497M to Australia. The main products that Russia exported to Australia were Crude Petroleum ($213M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($98.6M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($63.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.26%, from $350M in 2017 to $497M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Australia worth $48.1M, with Computer and information services ($17.7M), Other business services ($9.76M), and Transportation ($9.39M) being the largest in terms of value.

Australia-Russia Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $150M to Russia. The main products that Australia exported to Russia were Aluminium Oxide ($117M), Cranes ($6.31M), and Lifting Machinery ($5.59M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.8%,  from $483M in 2017 to $150M in 2022.

In 2009, Australia exported services to Russia worth $82.3M, with Travel ($68.1M), Other business services ($7.13M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($3.17M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). That same year, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Russia exported $497M to Australia. The main products exported from Russia to Australia were Crude Petroleum ($213M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($98.6M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($63.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.26%, from $350M in 2017 to $497M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $150M to Russia. The main products exported from Australia to Russia were Aluminium Oxide ($117M), Cranes ($6.31M), and Lifting Machinery ($5.59M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.8%, from $483M in 2022 to $150M in 2017.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Australia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Australia (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B
Australia
Top Destination
China$123B

This map shows whether countries import more from Russia or Australia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Russia and Australia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Australia included Turkey ($25.3B), Italy ($25.1B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Russia included Japan ($80.1B), South Korea ($41B), and China ($123B).

Difference in imports from Australia (Flag) and Russia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Russia - Australia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Russia and Australia by product, considering products traded by both, Russia and Australia.

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Mineral Products ($218M), Chemical Products ($183M), and Wood Products ($45.9M).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Chemical Products ($120M), Machines ($21.4M), and Mineral Products ($3.04M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Australia+$177MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Australia Russia+$6.01MAluminium Oxide

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Russia and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Russia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Russia.

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Australia (Flag) (2022)

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