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2021
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Exports $1.47BRnk 56 / 0
2021
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Exports $579MRnk 128 / 0
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.43Rnk 47 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.072Rnk 60 / 133
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GDP$2.24TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH1.45%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$389BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-39.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $15,345CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-0.49%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$4,388CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-47.3%CURRENT US$
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Russia-Iran Trade: In 2021, Russia exported $1.47B to Iran. The main products that Russia exported to Iran were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $2.73B in 2016 to $1.47B in 2021.

In 2017, Russia exported services to Iran worth $138M, with Other business services ($73.4M), Travel ($30.1M), and Transportation ($22.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Iran-Russia Trade: In 2021, Iran exported $579M to Russia. The main products that Iran exported to Russia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%,  from $318M in 2016 to $579M in 2021.

In 2021, Iran 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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Latest Trends

January, 2022

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Overview In January 2022, Russia exported $3.83M and imported $1.3M from Iran, resulting in a positive trade balance of $2.53M. Between January 2021 and January 2022 the exports of Russia have decreased by $-271k (-6.61%) from $4.1M to $3.83M, while imports increased by $779k (150%) from $520k to $1.3M.

Trade In January 2022, the top exports of Russia to Iran were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($4.1M). In January 2022 the top imports of Russia from Iran were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($520k).

Origins In January 2022 the exports of Russia were mainly from SVERDLOVSK REGION ($3.35M), ULYANOVSK REGION ($235k), KIROV REGION ($183k), MOSCOW, THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ($35.4k), and ORENBURG REGION ($25.6k), while imports destinations were mainly MOSCOW, THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ($327k), SVERDLOVSK REGION ($273k), NOVOSIBIRSK REGION ($204k), VOLGOGRAD REGION ($161k), and BELGOROD REGION ($61.2k).

Growth In January 2022, the decrease in Russia's year-by-year exports to Iran was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in . In January 2022, the increase in Russia's year-by-year imports  from Iran was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2021 - January 2022)$-271k(-6.61%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2021 - January 2022)$779k(150%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2022)SVERDLOVSK REGION$3.35M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Russia. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Russia over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Russia exported $1.47B to Iran. There were not main exports from Russia to Iran in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $2.73B in 2016 to $1.47B in 2021.

In 2016, Iran exported $579M to Russia. There were not main exports from Iran to Russia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $318M in 2021 to $579M in 2016.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2021)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top DestinationChina$101B
Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Russia included Kuwait ($960M), Pakistan ($762M), and French Polynesia ($183k).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Russia had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of .

During 2016, Iran had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Iran+$7.51kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Iran Russia+$6.9kEthylene Polymers

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

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2021)

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