That calculated dollar metric results from a -38% drop from five years earlier in 2021 when total Russian imports cost $293.5 billion.
Year over year, total costs of Russian imports decreased by -13.9% compared to the $211.3 billion that the Russian Federation spent on products imported in 2024.
Russia’s 5 biggest imports by dollar value are cars, medication mixes in dosage, blood fractions including antisera, phone devices including smartphones then computers or optical readers. That leading cohort of products represents 16.8% of all Russian spending on imports, a relatively smaller percentage suggesting a diversified basket of Russia’s imports..
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Russian ruble depreciated by -11.2% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The Russian Federation’s weaker local currency make its imports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively more expensive when converted starting from Russian rubles.
Domestically, Russia recorded an 9.265% inflation rate in terms of average consumer prices in 2025. That percentage compares to the Russian Federation’s average 8.444% domestic inflation rate for 2024.
The latest available country-specific data from 2021 shows that 69.4% of products imported from Russia was furnished by buyers in: mainland China (24.8% of the Russian total), Germany (9.3%), United States of America (5.9%), Belarus (5.3%), South Korea (4.4%), France (4.2%), Italy (4.1%), Japan (3.1%), Kazakhstan (2.4%), Türkiye (2.2%), Poland (2%) and Vietnam (1.7%).
From a continental perspective, 47% of Russia’s total imports by value (based on 2021 data) was purchased from countries in Asia. Fellow European trade partners generated 42.5% of import sales to Russia while another 6.7% worth originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (2.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1%) and Oceania (0.3%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Given Russia ‘s population of 145.6 million people, its total US$182 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $1,250 in yearly product demand from every person in the vast Eurasian country. That metric lags the average $1,400 per capita one year earlier in 2024.
Russia’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Russia’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Russia.
- Machinery including computers: US$33.6 billion (18.5% of total imports)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $17.6 billion (9.7%)
- Vehicles: $16.6 billion (9.1%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $14.1 billion (7.7%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $7.4 billion (4.1%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $6.3 billion (3.5%)
- Organic chemicals: $5.1 billion (2.8%)
- Fruits, nuts: $4.6 billion (2.5%)
- Inorganic chemicals: $4 billion (2.2%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $3.6 billion (2%)
Russia’s top 10 import product categories approached two-thirds (62.1%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
Russian spending among the listed product categories rose for imports of pharmaceuticals (up 17.1% from 2024) and optical, technical or medical apparatus (up 4.5%).
Double-digit percentage decliners among Russia’s top 10 import categories were for imported vehicles (down -43.6% from 2024), inorganic chemicals (down -18.7%), plastics both as materials and items made from plastics (down -16.8%), then machinery including computers (down -16.2%).
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level. Information presented under the sections below is at the more granular 4-digit level.
Russia’s Machinery Imports
In 2025, Russian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Computers, optical readers: US$2.7 billion (down -40.6% from 2024)
- Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers): $2.2 billion (down -9.9%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $1.9 billion (up 0.2%)
- Miscellaneous machinery: $1.56 billion (up 15.4%)
- Temperature-change machines: $1.24 billion (up 21.6%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $1.20 billion (down -7.2%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $1.15 billion (down -7.6%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $1.11 billion (up 9.3%)
- Machinery parts: $1.07 billion (down -12.8%)
- Air conditioners: $1.02 billion (down -8.5%)
Among these import subcategories, Russian purchases of temperature-change machines (up 21.6%), miscellaneous machinery (up 15.4%) then centrifuges, filters and purifiers (up 9.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Russian businesses and consumers.
Russia’s Imports of Electrical Products
In 2025, Russian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electrical products including consumer electronics.
- Phone devices including smartphones: US$3.5 billion (down -32.8% from 2024)
- Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $1.6 billion (down -14.1%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $1.2 billion (down -25.8%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $943.3 million (down -3.6%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $891 million (up 2.3%)
- Electric storage batteries: $807.8 million (up 5.2%)
- Electric motors, generators: $713 million (down -2.1%)
- Electrical machinery: $652.3 million (down -12.1%)
- Electromechanic domestic appliances: $587.5 million (down -18.1%)
- Microphones/headphones/amps: $587.4 million (down -23.8%)
Among these import subcategories, Russian purchases of electric storage batteries (up 5.2%) and lower-voltage switches or fuses (up 2.3%) grew from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gain within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Russian businesses and consumers.
Russia’s Vehicles Imports
In 2025, Russian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$11 billion (down -36.6% from 2024)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $2.7 billion (down -29%)
- Trucks: $916.4 million (down -67.6%)
- Motorcycles: $496.1 million (up 3.9%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $354.1 million (down -47.7%)
- Trailers: $291 million (down -57.3%)
- Tractors: $212.6 million (down -92.5%)
- Bicycles, other non-motorized cycles: $158.5 million (down -3.6%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $144.4 million (down -62.6%)
- Automobile bodies: $122.3 million (up 29.5%)
Among these import subcategories, Russian purchases of automobile bodies (up 29.5%) and motorcycles (up 3.9%) grew from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and percentages within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Russian businesses and consumers.
Russia’s Pharmaceuticals Imports
In 2025, Russian importers spent the most on the following 6 subcategories of pharmaceuticals.
- Medication mixes in dosage: US$9.2 billion (up 13% from 2024)
- Blood fractions (including antisera): $4 billion (up 28.3%)
- Sutures, special pharmaceutical goods: $437 million (up 9.4%)
- Medication mixes not in dosage: $262.8 million (up 32.2%)
- Packaged dressings: $70.1 million (up 9.3%)
- Dried organs, heparin: $62.8 million (up 27%)
Among these import subcategories, Russian purchases of medication mixes not in dosage (up 32.2%), blood fractions including antisera (up 28.3%) then dried organs and heparin (up 27%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported pharmaceuticals among Russian businesses and consumers.
See also Russia’s Top 10 Exports, Russia Top Trading Partners, Top Russian Trade Balances and Russia’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Country Profiles. Accessed on May 28, 2026
EXCHANGE-RATES.org Russian Ruble (RUB) to US Dollar, Exchange Rate History. Accessed on May 28, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on May 28, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 28, 2026