Russia's trade surplus shrinks by a third to $14.1 bln in Jan-Feb - FCS
MOSCOW. April 10 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade surplus decreased 32.9% year-on-year in January-February 2026 and amounted to $14.1 billion (compared to $21.0 billion a year earlier).
According to data on exports and imports published by the Federal Customs Service (FCS) on Friday, exports of goods from Russia in January-February 2026 decreased 9.0% year-on-year to $56.7 billion from $62.2 billion in January-February 2025, while imports to Russia rose 3.5% to $42.6 billion, from $41.2 billion.
Russia's foreign trade turnover in January-February 2026 amounted to $99.3 billion, down 4.0% YoY.
Exports of goods from Russia to Europe in January-February 2026 amounted to $7.7 billion (-22.6%), to Asia they stood at $45.1 billion (-3.6%), to Africa they totaled $2.6 billion (-26.6%) and to the Americas they were $1.3 billion (-30.7%).
Imports to Russia from Europe in January-February 2026 amounted to $10.4 billion (+7.3%), from Asia they totaled $29.1 billion (+1.9%), from Africa they amounted to $0.7 billion (+0.6%) and from the Americas they were $2.4 billion (+8.4%).
In January-February 2026, Russian exported $28.5 billion of mineral products (-23.2%), $11.9 billion of metals and articles thereof (+31.7%), $6.4 billion of food products and agricultural raw materials (+5.7%), $5.0 billion of chemical industry products (+6.8%), $2.8 billion of machinery, equipment, vehicles and other goods (-17.2%) and $1.4 billion of wood and pulp and paper products (-7.2%).
Russian imported $20.7 billion of machinery, equipment, vehicles and other goods (+2.8%), $8.4 billion of chemical industry products (+4.0%), $6.5 billion of food products and agricultural raw materials (+9.5%), $3.2 billion of textiles, textile articles and footwear (+4.7%) and $2.6 billion of metals and articles thereof (-2.1%).
Russia's foreign trade surplus amounted to $139.3 billion in 2025, down 8.2% from the figure for 2024. Exports of goods from Russia decreased 3.7% in 2025 to $418.3 billion, while imports decreased 1.4% to $279.0 billion.
