Summary
- Germany → Russia
- $8.1billion
- Russia → Germany
- $2.2billion
- Germany’s balance
- $6billion
Balance
Germany’s trade balance with Russia
Trade between Germany and Russia fell 21% since 1995
USD billions (current). Germany’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 8.1
- Imports 2.2
- Balance +6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6.5 billion | $6.6 billion | -$40 million |
| 1996 | $6.4 billion | $8.6 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 1997 | $8.2 billion | $8.4 billion | -$196 million |
| 1998 | $7.1 billion | $7.5 billion | -$402 million |
| 1999 | $4.9 billion | $7.6 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2000 | $5.5 billion | $9.2 billion | -$3.8 billion |
| 2001 | $8.1 billion | $7.6 billion | $515 million |
| 2002 | $9.5 billion | $7.3 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2003 | $11.1 billion | $8.9 billion | $2.2 billion |
| 2004 | $15.3 billion | $12.9 billion | $2.4 billion |
| 2005 | $18.1 billion | $18.5 billion | -$385 million |
| 2006 | $24.1 billion | $21.5 billion | $2.6 billion |
| 2007 | $32.3 billion | $23.6 billion | $8.7 billion |
| 2008 | $39.9 billion | $29.1 billion | $10.8 billion |
| 2009 | $24.7 billion | $18.1 billion | $6.6 billion |
| 2010 | $30.2 billion | $24.2 billion | $6 billion |
| 2011 | $41.9 billion | $32.8 billion | $9.1 billion |
| 2012 | $43.1 billion | $32.7 billion | $10.4 billion |
| 2013 | $41.7 billion | $31.3 billion | $10.3 billion |
| 2014 | $35.3 billion | $31.3 billion | $4 billion |
| 2015 | $20.9 billion | $20 billion | $956 million |
| 2016 | $23.9 billion | $17.2 billion | $6.7 billion |
| 2017 | $29.4 billion | $21.7 billion | $7.6 billion |
| 2018 | $27.5 billion | $26.8 billion | $724 million |
| 2019 | $26.8 billion | $22 billion | $4.8 billion |
| 2020 | $24.2 billion | $15.8 billion | $8.4 billion |
| 2021 | $29.2 billion | $22.8 billion | $6.5 billion |
| 2022 | $15.6 billion | $31.1 billion | -$15.5 billion |
| 2023 | $9.9 billion | $4 billion | $5.9 billion |
| 2024 | $8.1 billion | $2.2 billion | $6 billion |
What they sell each other
What Germany sells to Russia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Russia sells to Germany
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Hamburg and Saint Petersburg is 1,040 nautical miles (1,925 km) long: ≈ 2.5–3 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Kiel Canal.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Russia was Germany’s 41st largest trading partner (0.4% of its trade), and Germany was Russia’s 9th (2%).
- Russia in Germany’s trade
- 0.4%
- Russia’s rank among Germany’s partners
- 41st
- Germany in Russia’s trade
- 1.8%
- Germany’s rank among Russia’s partners
- 9th
Compare with
Other partners of Germany
Other partners of Russia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.