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About

Russia-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $39.1M to Ethiopia. The main products that Russia exported to Ethiopia were Wheat ($24.9M), Semi-Finished Iron ($6.97M), and Newsprint ($1.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.5%, from $85.5M in 2017 to $39.1M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Ethiopia worth $6.73M, with Other business services ($4.79M), Transportation ($1.9M), and Financial services ($22k) being the largest in terms of value.

Ethiopia-Russia Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $13.7M to Russia. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Russia were Coffee ($9.96M), Dried Legumes ($2.61M), and Dried Vegetables ($586k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10%,  from $23.2M in 2017 to $13.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to Russia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Russia exported $39.1M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Russia to Ethiopia were Wheat ($24.9M), Semi-Finished Iron ($6.97M), and Newsprint ($1.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.5%, from $85.5M in 2017 to $39.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Ethiopia exported $13.7M to Russia. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Russia were Coffee ($9.96M), Dried Legumes ($2.61M), and Dried Vegetables ($586k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $23.2M in 2022 to $13.7M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Ethiopia included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Russia included Saudi Arabia ($268M), Somalia ($265M), and Djibouti ($86.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Ethiopia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($25.7M), Metals ($8.53M), and Paper Goods ($1.87M).

During 2017, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13.6M), Animal Hides ($42.5k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($10.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Ethiopia+$16.1MWheat
Top Product Potential Ethiopia Russia+$13.9MCoffee

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

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

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