Russia is the 14th largest export economy in the world and the 27th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2017, Russia exported $341B and imported $221B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $120B. In 2017 the GDP of Russia was $1.58T and its GDP per capita was $25.5k.

The top exports of Russia are Crude Petroleum ($96.6B), Refined Petroleum ($58.4B), Petroleum Gas ($19.8B), Coal Briquettes ($16.1B) and Wheat ($7.93B), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Packaged Medicaments ($8.23B), Cars ($7.69B), Vehicle Parts ($7.44B), Broadcasting Equipment ($7.04B) and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($6.33B).

The top export destinations of Russia are China ($39.1B), the Netherlands ($27.7B), Germany ($19.9B), Belarus ($18.5B) and the United States ($15.4B). The top import origins are China ($43.8B), Germany ($27.2B), Belarus ($12.5B), the United States ($10.9B) and Italy ($9.2B).

Russia borders Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Poland and Ukraine by land and Japan and the United States by sea.