Commonwealth of Independent States

Exports (2022)$694B
Imports (2022)$377B
Main Exporter (2022)Russia $486B
Main Importer (2022)Russia$195B
Internal Trade (2022)9.63%of total trade

About

Overview CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) is an International Organization composed by Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Armenia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. In 2022, CIS exported $694B (2.93% of global exports) and imported $377B (1.59% of global imports). Its largest exporter, Russia exported $486B, which corresponds to 70% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, Russia, imported $195B, which is 51.7% of the total imports of Commonwealth of Independent States.

Trade In 2022, CIS's most exported products were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals, crude ($200B), Oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude ($73.1B), Natural gas in gaseous state ($68.2B), Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($32.3B), and Natural gas, liquefied ($28.7B). The same year, the most imported products were Transmit-receive apparatus for radio, TV, etc. ($12.1B), Medicaments nes, in dosage ($10.9B), Oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude ($8.68B), Medium Sized Cars ($5.92B), and Computer data storage units ($3.26B).

Partners In 2022, CIS's exports went primarly to China ($138B), Italy ($56.5B), India ($45B), Turkey ($37.4B), and Germany ($30.5B). The same year, CIS's imported primarily from China ($126B), Russia ($34.3B), Germany ($23.7B), Turkey ($20.1B), and Kazakhstan ($16.2B).

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 2022, the top internal exports of CIS were Refined Petroleum ($5.15B), Wheat ($2.31B), Petroleum Gas ($2.13B), Hot-Rolled Iron ($1.38B), and Wheat Flours ($1.06B).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were Kazakhstan ($19.8B), Russia ($16.2B), Uzbekistan ($10.8B), Kyrgyzstan ($4.14B), and Azerbaijan ($3.76B).

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 2022, the top external exports of CIS were China ($138B), Italy ($56.5B), India ($45B), Turkey ($37.4B), and Germany ($30.5B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Crude Petroleum ($200B), Petroleum Gas ($97.4B), Refined Petroleum ($67.9B), Coal Briquettes ($44.8B), and Gold ($32.5B).

External Exports (2021)
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Total Trade

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Top Export (2022)Crude Petroleum$200B
Top Destination (2022)China$138B

In 2022, CIS exported a total of $694B. During the last five reported years the exports of CIS have changed by $201B from $493B in 2017 to $694B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($200B), Petroleum Gas ($99.5B), Refined Petroleum ($73.1B), Coal Briquettes ($45.2B), and Gold ($33.1B). The most common destination for the exports of CIS are China ($138B), Italy ($56.5B), India ($45B), Turkey ($37.4B), and Germany ($30.5B).

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Largest Export by Country

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The following visualization shows the principal export per country, the product which has grown the most over the past 5 years or the product in which the country has a higher level of specialization, measured by the RCA Index.

Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

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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 2022, the countries with higher complexity that belong to Commonwealth of Independent States were Belarus (0.8), Russia (0.4), Armenia (0.0055), Moldova (-0.0045), and Kyrgyzstan (-0.14).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Russia ($15.3k), Kazakhstan ($11.2k), Belarus ($7.9k), Azerbaijan ($7.74k), and Armenia ($7.01k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of CIS were Russia ($486B), Kazakhstan ($98.7B), Azerbaijan ($38.9B), Uzbekistan ($16.9B), and Mongolia ($13.6B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise Commonwealth of Independent States (2022)

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