Russia: Terms of trade

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 Russia

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 116.10
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 115.14
 Min - Max 81.50 - 146.60
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 116.1 percent, an increase from 114.6 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 2005 to 2024 is 115.14 percent. The minimum value, 81.5 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 146.6 percent was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Russia: Terms of trade
 2024 116.10
 2023 114.60
 2022 135.50
 2021 115.20
 2020 89.20
 2019 109.30
 2018 108.10
 2017 92.20




The terms of trade for Russia are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Terms of trade 116.10 2024 percent
 Trade openness 33.71 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.248 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 18.20 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 466.24 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 3.24 2021 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 15.51 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 397.18 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.90 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars -9.35 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -159.60 2025 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.68 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars 43.06 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly 9.05 9/2021 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 2.70 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 68.53 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 608.36 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.06 2025 percent
 Remittances 1,610.64 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -12,333.75 2025 million USD
 External debt 13.33 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 39.85 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 14.04 2023 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 63.35 2024 percent
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