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Machine tools in Russia

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2024

The volume of the Russian machine tool market for the year reached ₽433 billion

The Russian market for machine tool products in 2024 amounted to ₽433 billion, having tripled since 2020. The share of domestic equipment reached 30% of the total market volume. This was announced by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the end of May 2025 in Moscow.

According to Interfax, the production of machine tool products in Russia over the past five years has also tripled and amounted to ₽131,5 billion in 2024. Russian enterprises demonstrate significant growth rates under external restrictions.

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Фото: Freepik

Mikhail Mishustin noted that the share of domestic equipment is growing and approaching 30%, although they started with completely different figures. The Prime Minister stressed that scaling mass production is the main task facing industrialists state and private companies.

The head of government said that in the conditions of serious external restrictions that are imposed on Russia, a lot of work has been done. The comprehensive measures that the government, on behalf of the president, is increasing, help to achieve industrial and technological sovereignty.

The government actively stimulates the development of technologies for the creation of highly effective tools, control and measuring systems and promising automated processing systems. These measures are aimed at strengthening the position of domestic producers in the domestic market.

Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov highlighted key events in machine tool construction in 2024. Among them are the creation of a center for the development of industrial robotics based on Innopolis University and the development of new technologies such as collaborative robots, artificial intelligence and autonomous platforms for warehouses and factories.^[1]

Reduction in sales of metalworking machines by 9% to 59 thousand units

In May 2025, the analytical company BusinesStat published data on the dynamics of the metalworking machine market in Russia. According to the study, in 2024 the volume of sales of metalworking equipment amounted to 59 thousand units, which is 9% less than in 2023.

According to BusinesStat, the previous 2023 was a record year for the last five-year period, when 65 thousand machines were sold on the market. This figure corresponded to a 71% increase compared to 2022, when sales amounted to 38 thousand units.

Sales dynamics between 2020 and 2024 were characterized by steady growth in the first four years and subsequent declines. In 2020, 21 thousand machines were sold. In 2021, the volume of supplies increased to 28 thousand units, which corresponded to an increase of 33%. In 2022, the indicator continued a positive trend and reached 38 thousand machines (+ 36%).

The main reason for the decline in sales in 2024 was the natural exhaustion of the rush demand, which was observed in 2022-2023. By this time, many enterprises had already managed to update their fleet of metalworking equipment. A significant factor that influenced the decline in demand was a noticeable increase in prices for metal-working machines of both domestic and imported production.

The decrease in sales volumes was also influenced by an increase in the cost of components, logistical difficulties and the volatility of the ruble exchange rate, which led to an increase in the cost of machine tools. Analysts point to the limited investment opportunities of a number of enterprises due to the high cost of borrowing and a shortage of components.

The sharp increase in sales in 2023, when 65 thousand units of equipment were sold, experts associate with the strengthening of state policy on technological sovereignty, measures to stimulate the localization of industrial equipment, as well as an increase in orders from enterprises of the military-industrial complex and mechanical engineering.^[2]

Sales of production machines in Russia for the year decreased by a third to 693,000 units

The volume of purchases of production machines by Russian enterprises in 2024 decreased to 693,000 units, which is almost a third lower than the peak indicator of 2023, when 1 million machines were purchased. Such data are provided by the consulting company ATK + in its report presented in April 2025.

As Vedomosti reports with reference to this study, the share of foreign machines from the total number of purchased for production in 2024 amounted to 98.3%. At the same time, the own production of machine tools in Russia has more than doubled over the five-year period from 2020 to 2024 - from 5,300 to 11,360 units.

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Фото: Freepik

According to a source in one of the engineering companies, China in 2024 accounted for 71% of the volume of imported machines in monetary terms, which is about $1.61 billion. For comparison, in 2020-2021, the share of Chinese machines was 20-25% of the total cost of imports. This is followed by Taiwan with a share of 7%, Japan - 4%, Germany - 2.7%, South Korea - 2.5%, India - 2.4% and Turkey - 1.8%.

There have been significant changes in the import structure of machine tools against the background of sanctions restrictions. Direct supplies of Japanese machines to Russia decreased tenfold, only partially compensated by the import of used equipment or new machines through third countries. German machines, which previously occupied a 15-20% market share, practically disappeared from imports in 2024.

At the same time, the share of Indian machines in 2024 compared to 2020 increased 27.5 times to $55 million. Indian manufacturers supply mainly simple universal machines and small machining centers. Turkey, on the other hand, acts mainly as a transit hub for the re-export of machine tools to Russia.

The most critical situation with import substitution is observed in the field of electronics and microelectronics. According to Aleksei Boyko, an independent analyst and author of the RUSmicro Telegram channel, assembly lines for the production of electronics in Russia remain almost 100% equipped with imported equipment.^[3]

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