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About

Russia-Turkey Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $31B to Turkey. The main products that Russia exported to Turkey were Refined Petroleum ($11.7B), Coal Briquettes ($3.42B), and Wheat ($2.66B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $17.4B in 2018 to $31B in 2023.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Turkey worth $953M, with Construction services ($449M), Transportation ($235M), and Other business services ($191M) being the largest in terms of value.

Turkey-Russia Trade: In 2023, Turkey exported $10.8B to Russia. The main products that Turkey exported to Russia were Citrus ($426M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($401M), and Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($275M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Turkey to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.8%,  from $4.19B in 2018 to $10.8B in 2023.

In 2009, Turkey exported services to Russia worth $1.23B, with Travel ($1.22B), Other business services ($9.3M), and Insurance services ($7.23M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Russia ranked 50 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.3), and 18 in total exports ($394B). That same year, Turkey ranked 41 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.62), and 28 in total exports ($272B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Russia exported $31B to Turkey. The main products exported from Russia to Turkey were Refined Petroleum ($11.7B), Coal Briquettes ($3.42B), and Wheat ($2.66B). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $17.4B in 2018 to $31B in 2023.

In 2018, Turkey exported $10.8B to Russia. The main products exported from Turkey to Russia were Citrus ($426M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($401M), and Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($275M). During the last 5 years the exports of Turkey to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.8%, from $4.19B in 2023 to $10.8B in 2018.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Turkey (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Turkey (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$129B
Turkey
Top Destination
Germany$24.7B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Russia than Turkey included China ($129B), India ($66.1B), and Kazakhstan ($16.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Turkey than Russia included Germany ($24.7B), United Kingdom ($15.1B), and Iraq ($12.8B).

Difference in imports from Turkey (Flag) and Russia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Russia - Turkey

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Russia had a large net trade with Turkey in the exports of Mineral Products ($15.7B), Metals ($6.76B), and Vegetable Products ($3.82B).

During 2018, Turkey had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Machines ($3.16B), Vegetable Products ($1.16B), and Textiles ($1.11B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Turkey+$294MGold
Top Product Potential Turkey Russia+$105MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

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 Turkey. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Russia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Turkey. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Turkey indicates it has a comparative advantage over Russia.

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Turkey (Flag) (2023)

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