Russia's trade surplus up 16.4% in Jan-Aug 2026 to $102.9 bln - FCS

MOSCOW. Oct 12 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade surplus grew 16.4% year-on-year in January-August 2026 and amounted to $102.9 billion compared with $88.4 billion a year earlier, according to the foreign trade statistics published by the Federal Customs Service (FCS).

According to FCS data, exports of goods increased 14.2% in January-August 2026 and amounted to $304.2 billion ($266.4 billion for the same period of 2025), while imports to Russia grew 13.1% to $201.3 billion ($178.0 billion a year earlier).

Russia's foreign trade turnover amounted to $505.5 billion in January-August 2026, up 13.7% YoY (from $444.4 billion).

Exports of goods from Russia to Europe amounted to $38.6 billion in 8M 2026 (-1.1%), exports of goods to Asia totaled $244.0 billion (+19.1%), exports of goods to Africa amounted to $14.0 billion (+0.6%) and exports of goods to America stood at $7.6 billion (-10.9%).

Imports into Russia from Europe totaled $49.8 billion in 8M (+8.3%), imports from Asia amounted to $137.8 billion (+16.3%), imports from Africa stood at $3.2 billion (+5.3%) and imports from America amounted to $10.4 billion (at the same level as 8M 2025).

Russia's exports of mineral products amounted to $170.6 billion in January-August 2026 (+14.5%), exports of metals and articles thereof totaled $55.6 billion (+22.2%), exports of food products and agricultural raw materials stood at $28.6 billion (+20.1%), exports of chemical industry products amounted to $23.2 billion (+6.3%), exports of machinery, equipment, vehicles and other goods stood at $16.8 billion (-1.5%), exports of timber and pulp and paper products were $6.7 billion (-3.5%), and exports of textiles, textile articles and footwear amounted to $2.3 billion (+19.7%).

Imports of machinery, equipment, vehicles and other goods into Russia in January-August 2026 amounted to $97.7 billion (+15.2%), imports of chemical industry products totaled $39.8 billion (+10.8%), imports of food products and agricultural raw materials amounted to $29.1 billion (+4.8%), imports of textiles, textile articles and footwear stood at $13.7 billion (+11.0%), imports of metals and articles thereof stood at $12.0 billion (+2.8%) and imports of mineral products were $5.8 billion (up 2.2-fold).

Russia's foreign trade surplus amounted to $139.3 billion in 2025, down 8.2% compared to the figure for the previous year. Exports in 2025 decreased 3.7% to $418.3 billion and imports declined 1.4% to $279 billion.