Relative assessment of the sensitivity of the russian economy to restrictions on its foreign trade

When choosing measures to inflict damage on an opponent, competitor, adversary and enemy, they usually look for the weakest points of the attacked subject (object). Opponents of the Russian Federation believe that the weakness of the Russian economy is the export-raw material orientation of its development that has developed after the collapse of the USSR. Therefore, numerous anti-Russian sanctions in the field of foreign trade are among the measures to destroy the economy of the Russian Federation. This article presents the results of a study by the author of the question: is the national economy of the Russian Federation more vulnerable in the field of foreign trade than the economies of its main opponents? An analysis of World Bank data suggests that this is far from the case.Статья подготовлена по плану НИР ФГБНУ «Института экономики и организации промышленного производства СО РАН», Проект 5.6.6.4. (0260-2021-0008) «Методы и модели обоснования стратегии развития экономики России в условиях меняющейся макроэкономической реальности».

Russian Federation, export, import, unfriendly foreign states, anti-Russian sanctions