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Exports $7.37BRnk 7 / 137
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Top Product $4.17BPetroleum Gas
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Exports $2.61BRnk 35 / 211
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Top Product $1.7BCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.3Rnk 50 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 132
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GDP$2.02TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-11.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-19.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $13,817CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-13.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Russia-Japan Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $7.37B to Japan. The main products that Russia exported to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($4.17B), Coal Briquettes ($805M), and Platinum ($430M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $14.2B in 2018 to $7.37B in 2023.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Japan worth $391M, with Transportation ($199M), Other business services ($129M), and Communications services ($15.5M) being the largest in terms of value.

Japan-Russia Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $2.61B to Russia. The main products that Japan exported to Russia were Cars ($1.7B), Air Pumps ($112M), and Refined Petroleum ($85.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.1%,  from $8.56B in 2018 to $2.61B in 2023.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Russia worth $601M, with Services not allocated ($297M), Transportation ($95.7M), and Other business services ($67.8M) 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Latest Trends

January, 2022

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Overview In January 2022, Russia exported $874M and imported $770M from Japan, resulting in a positive trade balance of $104M. Between January 2021 and January 2022 the exports of Russia have increased by $459M (110%) from $415M to $874M, while imports increased by $207M (36.7%) from $564M to $770M.

Trade In January 2022, the top exports of Russia to Japan were Platinum ($104M), Raw Aluminium ($87.5M), Coal Briquettes ($71.8M), Crude Petroleum ($37.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($34.1M). In January 2022 the top imports of Russia from Japan were Cars ($108M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($95.5M), Nucleic Acids ($58.4M), Rubber Tires ($22.4M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($21.7M).

Origins In January 2022 the exports of Russia were mainly from SAKHALIN REGION ($258M), MOSCOW, THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ($143M), KEMEROVO REGION ($135M), YAMAL-NENETS AUTONOMOUS AREA ($81M), and KHANTY-MANSIYSK AUTONOMOUS AREA ($57.9M), while imports destinations were mainly MOSCOW REGION ($224M), MOSCOW, THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ($220M), ST. PETERSBURG ($123M), PRIMORYE TERRITORY ($74.1M), and ULYANOVSK REGION ($22.9M).

Growth In January 2022, the increase in Russia's year-by-year exports to Japan was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Raw Aluminium ($70.1M or 404%), Platinum ($19.5M or 23.1%), and Ferroalloys ($6.47M or 37%). In January 2022, the increase in Russia's year-by-year imports  from Japan was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Cars ($60M or 124%), Nucleic Acids ($29.1M or 99%), and Air Pumps ($10.8M or 491%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2021 - January 2022)$459M(110%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2021 - January 2022)$207M(36.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2022)SAKHALIN REGION$258M

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 2023, Russia exported $7.37B to Japan. The main products exported from Russia to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($4.17B), Coal Briquettes ($805M), and Platinum ($430M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $14.2B in 2018 to $7.37B in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $2.61B to Russia. The main products exported from Japan to Russia were Cars ($1.7B), Air Pumps ($112M), and Refined Petroleum ($85.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.1%, from $8.56B in 2023 to $2.61B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Russia
Top DestinationChina$129B
Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Russia than Japan included India ($66.1B), Turkey ($31B), and Kazakhstan ($16.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Russia included United States ($143B), South Korea ($42.7B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Russia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.07B), Animal Products ($919M), and Metals ($566M).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Transportation ($1.83B), Machines ($306M), and Chemical Products ($105M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Japan+$1.54BCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Japan Russia+$182MMotor 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 Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Russia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Russia.

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

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