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Where does Russia get its cars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Russia imported $17.3 billion of cars (1.8 million tonnes), 1.8% of the world total. China sold 88% of the total, followed by Japan (8%) and South Korea (3%). Russia was the world’s 15th-largest importer of cars.

Summary

Value
$17.3billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Share of world total
1.8%
World rank
15th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China15.2Tonnes: 1,653,060USD per tonne: $9,20188%Land
Japan1.4Tonnes: 96,496USD per tonne: $14,4628.1%Sea
South Korea0.59Tonnes: 53,215USD per tonne: $11,0643.4%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.02Tonnes: 1,029USD per tonne: $20,0850.12%Sea
Kazakhstan0.02Tonnes: 495USD per tonne: $39,1720.11%Land
Slovakia0.01Tonnes: 1,314USD per tonne: $11,2020.09%Sea
Armenia0.01Tonnes: 668USD per tonne: $21,9900.08%Sea
Germany0.01Tonnes: 725USD per tonne: $12,9160.05%Sea
Kyrgyzstan0.01Tonnes: 1,921USD per tonne: $3,8840.04%Sea
Lithuania0.01Tonnes: 700USD per tonne: $9,0600.04%Land
Estonia< 0.01Tonnes: 204USD per tonne: $11,9910.01%Land
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 68USD per tonne: $15,6360.01%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 54USD per tonne: $16,0950%Land
Azerbaijan< 0.01Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $19,9340%Land
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $16,9290%Sea
Saudi Arabia< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $46,3190%Air
Bahrain< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $55,8860%Air
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $19,5490%Sea
Latvia< 0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $10,1750%Land
France< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $21,0580%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 15.2
  • Japan 1.4
  • South Korea 0.59
  • Hong Kong 0.02
  • Kazakhstan 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.0115.2
Japan0.041.4
South Korea0.060.59
Hong Kong00.02
Kazakhstan00.02

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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