Table 1
Proportion of exports in 2020 (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, China and the US).
| % OF THE TOTAL EXPORT OF | MEXICO | BRAZIL | ARGENTINA | RUSSIA | CHINA | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico to | 0.86 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 2.07 | 76.4 | |
| Brazil to | 1.85 | 4.0 | 0.73 | 31.7 | 10.2 | |
| Argentina to | 0.53 | 14 | 1.25 | 9.9 | 6.35 | |
| Russia to | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.04 | 14.9 | 3.59 | |
| China to | 2.26 | 1.37 | 0.31 | 1.91 | 16.5 | |
| US to | 14.6 | 2.18 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 9.1 |
[i] Source: OEC 2022.
Table 2
Proportion of imports in 2020 (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, China and the US).
| % OF THE TOTAL IMPORT OF | MEXICO | BRAZIL | ARGENTINA | RUSSIA | CHINA | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico from | 1.08 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 16.2 | 53.2 | |
| Brazil from | 2.28 | 4.78 | 1.38 | 22.7 | 18.3 | |
| Argentina from | 2.17 | 20.4 | 0.29 | 19.8 | 11.9 | |
| Russia from | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.31 | 23 | 2.58 | |
| China from | 0.57 | 4.39 | 0.35 | 3.19 | 7.91 | |
| US from | 14.5 | 0.97 | 0.15 | 0.53 | 19.5 |
[i] Source: OEC 2022.
Table 3
Trips of Russian presidents to Latin America (2000–2020).
| YEAR | MONTH | VISIT TO | VENUE | TOP-LEVEL BILERAL MEETING WITH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dec | Cuba | State visit | Cuban leader, Fidel Castro |
| 2004 | Nov | Chile | APEC Summit | |
| Official visit | President Ricardo Lagos | |||
| Brazil | Official visit | President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva | ||
| 2008 | Nov | Peru | APEC Summit | |
| Brazil | Official visit | President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva | ||
| Venezuela | Official visit | President Hugo Chávez | ||
| ALBA Summit | President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, President Evo Morales of Bolivia, President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras, President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit, and Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas | |||
| Cuba | Visit | President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers, Raúl Castro | ||
| 2010 | Apr | Argentina | Official visit | President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Brazil | BRICS Summit | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | ||
| 2012 | June | Mexico | G20 Summit (inc. BRICS meeting) | |
| bilateral meeting | President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil | |||
| 2014 | July | Cuba | Official visit | Cuban leader, Raúl Castro |
| Nicaragua | Visit | President Daniel Ortega | ||
| Argentina | Official visit | President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | ||
| Official lunch | President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President José Mujica of Uruguay | |||
| Brazil | BRICS Summit | |||
| BRICS leaders’ meeting with South American heads of State | South American heads of State, inc. President Ollanta Humala of Peru, President Michelle Bachelet of Chile and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia | |||
| bilateral meeting | President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela | |||
| bilateral meeting | President Evo Morales of Bolivia | |||
| bilateral meeting | President José Mujica of Uruguay | |||
| Official visit | President Dilma Rousseff | |||
| 2016 | Nov | Peru | APEC Summit | |
| Working visit | President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | |||
| 2018 | Nov–Dec | Argentina | G20 Summit (inc. BRICS meeting) | |
| Visit | President Mauricio Macri | |||
| 2019 | Nov | Brazil | BRICS Summit | |
| Visit | President Jair Bolsonaro |
[i] Source: Author’s own compilation based on President of Russia’s Website. Trips. http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/trips.
Table 4
Meetings and visits of foreign ministers (2000–2021) between Russia and Latin American countries.
| VISIT TO RUSSIA BY FOREIGN MINISTER – NO. | VISIT TO RUSSIA BY FOREIGN MINISTER – YEARS | VISITED BY RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER – NO. | VISITED BY RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER – YEARS | MEETINGS OF FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE SIDELINES OF THE UNGA HIGH-LEVEL WEEK, IN NEW YORK – NO. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 | 3 | 2003, 2006, 2013 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021 | 0 | no | 4 |
| Brazil | 7 | 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 Sept, 2013 Nov, 2022 | 3 | 2003, 2013, 2019 | 6 |
| Colombia | 2 | 2010, 2019 | 1 | 2015 | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | no | 0 | no | 2 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2008, 2013, 2019 | 6 | 2004, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 | 11 |
| Chile | 2 | 2009, 2015 | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 2009, 2016, 2018 | 1 | 2008 | 4 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 2010, 2015, 2017 | 1 | 2011 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 2013, 2016, 2021 | 2 | 2010, 2015 | 2 |
| Honduras | 2 | 2013, 2021 | 0 | no | 2 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021 | 3 | 2005, 2010, 2020 | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 2007, 2019, 2021 | 3 | 2010, 2014, 2015 | 5 |
| Panama | 0 | no | 0 | no | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 2010, 2016 | 0 | no | no |
| Peru | 1 | 2012 | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2014 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2006, 2010, 2020 | 1 | 2007 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 2008, 2014 May, 2014 Oct, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 June, 2021 Nov | 2 | 2011, 2020 | 4 |
[i] Source: Author’s own calculation based on The Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. News. https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/.
Table 5
Visits of Latin American presidents to Russia (2008 Dec–2009 Dec).
| PRESIDENT | COUNTRY | MONTH/YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | Argentina | 12/2008 |
| Daniel Ortega | Nicaragua | 12/2008 |
| Raúl Castro | Cuba | 01-02/2009 |
| Evo Morales | Bolivia | 02/2009 |
| Michelle Bachelet | Chile | 04/2009 |
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Brazil | 06/2009 |
| Hugo Chávez | Venezuela | 09/2009 |
| Rafael Correa | Ecuador | 10/2009 |
[i] Source: Author’s own compilation based on http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/by-date/.