Leading trade partners of Russia in Africa in 2018, by trade volume

Among countries located on the African continent, Russia's leading trade partner in 2018 was Egypt, with which Russia had a trade volume of approximately 7.7 billion U.S. dollars. The second highest figure was observed for trade with Algeria, measuring at over 4.8 billion U.S. dollars. South Africa and Russia exchanged goods and services worth nearly 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. The figures are particularly relevant given the first Russia-Africa summit held in 2019 as well as the steady increase in their total trade volume recorded since 2015.