OREANDA-NEWS The country has to acquire technology twice the amount indicated. These conclusions were made by specialists of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the Higher School of Economics, the data of which was cited by the RBC website.

In 2015, the volume of technology exports was the highest and amounted to 1.65 billion dollars. Imports were at 2.2 billion. The gap between the two figures was minimal for the entire study period - from 2001 to 2018.

Last year, Russia imported technology by three billion dollars, reducing the figure compared to 2017 by 7.3%.