Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 10.6% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 16.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1993.
Russian Federation ranks 193rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.3% | — |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +59.7% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -37.6% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -11.5% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.7%, 35% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.1%, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 6.0% | 15.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 190 Niger 11.4% compare
- 191 United States of America 11.2% compare
- 192 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.8% compare
- 194 French Polynesia 10.1% compare
- 195 Turkmenistan 9.5% compare
- 196 Sudan 9.5% compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 73.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 345.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 159.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Russian Federation was 10.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1993.
- How does Russian Federation rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 193rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).