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Commonwealth of Independent States

Exports (2023)$605B
Imports (2023)$412B
Main Exporter (2023)Russia $394B
Main Importer (2023)Russia$208B
Internal Trade (2023)11.1%of total trade

About

Overview CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) is an International Organization composed by Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. In 2023, CIS exported $605B (2.67% of global exports) and imported $412B (1.82% of global imports). Its largest exporter, Russia exported $394B, which corresponds to 65.2% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, Russia, imported $208B, which is 50.3% of the total imports of Commonwealth of Independent States.

Trade In 2023, CIS's most exported products were Crude Petroleum Oils ($176B), Bituminous Petroleum Distillates (Excl. Crude) ($59.6B), Gaseous Natural Gas ($41.9B), Unwrought Non-Monetary Gold ($31.3B), and Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($26.7B). The same year, the most imported products were Radio/TV Transmit-Receive Apparatus ($13.1B), Medium Sized Cars ($12.5B), Medicaments in Dosage (n.e.s.) ($10.6B), Small Sized Cars ($8.25B), and Bituminous Petroleum Distillates (Excl. Crude) ($6.42B).

Partners In 2023, CIS's exports went primarly to China ($172B), India ($68.9B), Turkey ($46.2B), Italy ($21.3B), and Kazakhstan ($19.5B). The same year, CIS's imported primarily from China ($169B), Russia ($32.2B), Turkey ($23.2B), Germany ($17.4B), and Kazakhstan ($16.6B).

Historical Data

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Yearly Exports of CIS

Internal Trade

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Internal Trade includes all trade between the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2023, the top internal exports of CIS were Refined Petroleum ($3.35B), Petroleum Gas ($2.33B), Wheat ($2.08B), Gold ($1.88B), and Radioactive Chemicals ($1.81B).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were Kazakhstan ($19.5B), Russia ($18.3B), Uzbekistan ($11.6B), Azerbaijan ($4.77B), and Kyrgyzstan ($4.22B).

Internal Exports (2021)
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External Trade

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External trade includes all world trade excluding the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2023, the top external exports of CIS were China ($172B), India ($68.9B), Turkey ($46.2B), Italy ($21.3B), and Switzerland ($18.7B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Crude Petroleum ($174B), Petroleum Gas ($60.5B), Refined Petroleum ($56.2B), Gold ($46.1B), and Coal Briquettes ($37.2B).

External Exports (2021)
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Total Trade

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Top Export (2023)Crude Petroleum$176B
Top Destination (2023)China$172B

In 2023, CIS exported a total of $605B. During the last five reported years the exports of CIS have changed by $486M from $604B in 2018 to $605B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($176B), Petroleum Gas ($62.8B), Refined Petroleum ($59.6B), Gold ($48B), and Coal Briquettes ($37.6B). The most common destination for the exports of CIS are China ($172B), India ($68.9B), Turkey ($46.2B), Italy ($21.3B), and Kazakhstan ($19.5B).

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Largest Export by Country

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Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

Complexity and Country Indicators

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This visualization compares the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) with different indicators about country development such as GDP per capita or Inflation. For more information about ECI, check the Methods page.

In 2023, the countries with higher complexity that belong to Commonwealth of Independent States were Belarus (0.81), Russia (0.28), Armenia (0.085), Kyrgyzstan (-0.12), and Moldova (-0.16).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Russia ($13.8k), Kazakhstan ($12.9k), Turkmenistan ($8.23k), Armenia ($8.05k), and Belarus ($7.83k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of CIS were Russia ($394B), Kazakhstan ($96.6B), Azerbaijan ($31.2B), Uzbekistan ($24.3B), and Turkmenistan ($15.3B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise Commonwealth of Independent States (2023)

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