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Critical minerals: India and Russia

First country

Second country

In 2025, Russia sold USD 47.1 million of critical minerals and metals to India.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 113 percent, from USD 22.2 million in 2019 to USD 47.4 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Russia sold USD 47.1 million of critical minerals and metals, and India sold almost none.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

India's imports from Russia: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 22.2Low 22.2 / High 278.12025: 47.1

201922.2
202027
202165.2
202272.8
2023278.1
202432.4
202547.1

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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