Strategic Lens

Technology: China and Russia

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 14.8 billion of electrical and electronic equipment to Russia and bought USD 147 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 56 percent, from USD 9.57 billion in 2019 to USD 14.9 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, China sold USD 14.8 billion of electrical and electronic equipment, against USD 147 million 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: electrical and electronic equipment

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

2019: 9.47Low 9.47 / High 17.072025: 14.78

20199.47
202010.7
202114.04
202213.33
202317.07
202415.95
202514.78

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: electrical and electronic equipment

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

2019: 97.5Low 97.5 / High 258.82025: 146.8

201997.5
2020113.7
2021156.1
2022137.5
2023258.8
2024211.3
2025146.8

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026