Plate 02 · Trade
Russia: whose trade still runs through it
Each map shows how much of a country's goods trade is with Russia; the darker the country, the bigger the tie. Between 1995 and 2025 the number of countries doing at least a tenth of their trade with Russia went from 16 to 10.
Countries doing at least a tenth of their goods trade with Russia, 1995 to 2025 (of 174 and 208 with data). Peak: 18 in 1997.
Countries where Russia is the largest trading partner (EU counted as one bloc), 1995 to 2025.
Largest fall in share with Russia among economies with at least US$ 1 bn of trade: 40% to 2%.
Largest rise in share with Russia: 51% to 67%.
1995 → 2005 → 2013 → 2021 → 2025
Reach, measured
Share of countries with data that do at least a tenth (10%) of their goods trade with each power. The Russia line is the story; the others give scale. Dashed lines mark the years mapped above.
Show the numbers behind the chart
| Year | US | China | EU | Russia | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.4% | 2.9% | 78.7% | 9.2% | 174 |
| 1996 | 43.0% | 4.2% | 77.2% | 12.0% | 142 |
| 1997 | 41.0% | 4.5% | 84.2% | 10.1% | 178 |
| 1998 | 42.2% | 3.9% | 88.3% | 9.4% | 180 |
| 1999 | 41.4% | 4.5% | 76.3% | 8.3% | 157 |
| 2000 | 42.2% | 7.3% | 68.1% | 7.8% | 192 |
| 2001 | 41.0% | 6.9% | 72.8% | 7.4% | 188 |
| 2002 | 37.8% | 7.8% | 72.5% | 5.7% | 193 |
| 2003 | 39.2% | 10.8% | 70.8% | 6.7% | 194 |
| 2004 | 39.8% | 13.6% | 73.3% | 7.3% | 191 |
| 2005 | 35.6% | 15.4% | 69.1% | 8.0% | 188 |
| 2006 | 34.7% | 17.1% | 67.7% | 8.3% | 193 |
| 2007 | 31.5% | 19.5% | 66.1% | 7.5% | 200 |
| 2008 | 30.3% | 22.2% | 65.1% | 7.6% | 198 |
| 2009 | 29.9% | 27.8% | 64.3% | 7.2% | 194 |
| 2010 | 27.3% | 28.8% | 61.6% | 7.1% | 198 |
| 2011 | 25.8% | 31.3% | 62.2% | 8.1% | 198 |
| 2012 | 26.5% | 32.7% | 57.1% | 7.1% | 196 |
| 2013 | 24.2% | 33.8% | 61.3% | 6.6% | 198 |
| 2014 | 27.7% | 35.6% | 60.8% | 5.9% | 202 |
| 2015 | 26.0% | 42.5% | 61.5% | 5.0% | 200 |
| 2016 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 64.7% | 4.6% | 196 |
| 2017 | 28.6% | 45.7% | 63.0% | 6.0% | 199 |
| 2018 | 27.2% | 48.7% | 64.5% | 6.2% | 195 |
| 2019 | 26.2% | 49.7% | 60.4% | 5.6% | 195 |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 53.0% | 60.3% | 6.0% | 200 |
| 2021 | 27.7% | 54.0% | 59.7% | 5.9% | 202 |
| 2022 | 26.9% | 51.7% | 57.1% | 4.5% | 201 |
| 2023 | 27.0% | 51.0% | 62.4% | 3.9% | 204 |
| 2024 | 27.6% | 57.6% | 58.8% | 4.9% | 203 |
| 2025 | 27.9% | 57.7% | 58.2% | 4.8% | 208 |
Who moved most, 1995 to 2025
Share of each country's goods trade that is with Russia. Economies with at least US$ 1 bn of goods trade in both years, 128 countries compared.
Biggest falls
| Country | Then | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 40% | 2% | −38 pts |
| Ukraine | 39% | 4% | −35 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 47% | 19% | −28 pts |
| Lithuania | 27% | 1% | −26 pts |
| Latvia | 23% | 3% | −20 pts |
| Bulgaria | 20% | 2% | −18 pts |
| Estonia | 17% | 1% | −16 pts |
| Uzbekistan | 30% | 17% | −13 pts |
Biggest rises
| Country | Then | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 51% | 67% | +16 pts |
| Armenia | 22% | 36% | +14 pts |
| Tajikistan | 15% | 24% | +9 pts |
| Senegal | 0% | 5% | +5 pts |
| Brunei | 0% | 5% | +5 pts |
| Tunisia | 0% | 4% | +4 pts |
| Yemen | 0% | 3% | +3 pts |
| Sudan | 0% | 3% | +3 pts |
What this plate does not show
Trade is only one lens on Russian influence. It does not show energy supply, arms sales, diplomatic standing or military presence, and a country can lean on Russia in those ways with little trade between them.
Method, definitions and known gaps: how this is measured. Every figure on this page is computed from the IMF data when the site is built.