China and Russia became world leaders in terms of trade surplus in 2022. This is evidenced by the statistical data of the two countries. DEA News.
China’s 2022 trade surplus increased by 30% to $877.6 billion, while Russia’s trade surplus increased by 1.7 times to $333.4 billion.
Saudi Arabia, Norway and Canada ranked third, fourth and fifth in terms of trade surplus last year.
For 2022, a total trade balance surplus of $2.45 trillion was observed in the world’s 26 largest economies.
Former German newspaper Berliner Zeitung reportedFor Moscow, after the introduction of Western sanctions, new perspectives of cooperation with Beijing opened up. He said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow “feeds” the boom in China’s investments in Russia. The newspaper emphasizes that last year, China’s investments in Russia increased by a third and reached 200 million dollars, while Russia-China trade increased by 29 percent compared to the previous year.