Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands have also dramatically increased their average monthly imports from Russia since the beginning of the invasion.
The New York Times reported trade data compiled by the Observatory of Economic Complexity, adding that the results are more retrospective because the online data platform delayed the release of the numbers.
Based on the data, India and Turkey show a huge jump, Russian imports to the former country have jumped by 430 percent since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, and the same number to the latter by 213 percent. In third place on the list is Brazil, whose imports from Russia jumped by 166%. Russia's exports to China increased by 98%, while Saudi Arabia's imports of Russian goods rose by 45%.
An interesting fact about the pro-sanctions countries:
Among the nations that have actively increased their purchases of goods and products from Russia, some have taken an active role in imposing sanctions on the country. Thus, imports of Russian goods imported by Spain jumped by 112%, while Russian exports to Belgium jumped by 130%.
increased its imports from Russia by 74% Japan's purchases of Russian goods and products increased by 40%, while Germany and Norway increased their imports from the sanctioned country by 38% and 21%, respectively.
The data series also points out that Russia's total trade turnover with the Netherlands increased by 33%, with Japan by 13%, while trade with Belgium jumped by 84% overall.
Exports to Russia from the United States and Great Britain fell the most, by 84% and 71%, respectively. Sweden reduced its exports to Russia by 61%.
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Source: Mandarin
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