COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The countries with the largest foreign trade surplus close in value to those of Russia (Group 1) were identified; a ranking of countries with the largest foreign trade surplus among the CIS countries, Brix, EU and some other countries of the world (Australia, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the USA, Turkey and Japan) for 2019 was formed; groups of countries with the largest foreign trade deficit are presented (group 2); a rating of countries with the largest foreign trade deficit among the CIS countries, Brix, EU and some other countries of the world (Australia, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the USA, Turkey and Japan) for 2019 was formed; analyzed the dynamics of exports, imports and foreign trade balance for 2010, 2017 - 2019. by country groups 1 and 2; the indexes of displacement of exports, imports and foreign trade turnover were calculated for groups of countries 1 and 2 for 2010, 2017 - 2019; the advantages of Russia in the dynamics of the above indicators are revealed; conclusions are formulated and proposals on the topic of the study are developed.