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Supply chains and manufacturing: China and Russia

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 40.8 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Russia and bought USD 1.11 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew about 3.3 times, from USD 12.9 billion in 2019 to USD 41.9 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, China sold USD 40.8 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 1.11 billion the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to Russia: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 12.16Low 12.16 / High 54.052025: 40.81

201912.16
202012.82
202120.06
202224.2
202348.89
202454.05
202540.81

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from Russia: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 0.71Low 0.71 / High 2.292025: 1.11

20190.71
20202.29
20211.35
20222.09
20231.24
20241.19
20251.11

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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