Russian trade with Qatar in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $30,606,336, down 42.43% ($22,554,510) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2015 were $13,698,181, down 43.07% ($10,361,669) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2015 were $16,908,155, down 41.90% ($12,192,841) from 2014.
Russia’s trade deficit with Qatar in 2015 was $3,209,974, a 36.32% decrease ($1,831,172) over 2014.
Qatar was Russia’s 141st largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 128th in 2014), accounting for 0.0058% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0068% in 2014).
Qatar was Russia’s 142nd largest export market in 2015 (down from 128th in 2014), accounting for 0.0040% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0048% in 2014).
Qatar was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 101st in 2014), accounting for 0.0093% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0102% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.92% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.96% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 28.98% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (76.42% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 22.46% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.19% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.04% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (9.63% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.22% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.22% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.94% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,878,606;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,544,004;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $790,670;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $432,853;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $74,642.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $14,433,714;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,975,892;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,189,654;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $196,336;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $107,194;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $99,152.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 5,400 | 0.04 | 2,400 | 125.00 |
10 | Cereals | 3,883,938 | 28.35 | 18,317,652 | -78.80 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 434 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 31,633 | 0.23 | 62,181 | -49.13 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,920 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 28,112 | 0.21 | 134 | 20,879.10 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 20,468 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,189,654 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 1,620 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 537,840 | 3.93 | 636,992 | -15.57 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 11,813 | 0.09 | 181 | 6,426.52 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 28,386 | 0.21 | 135,580 | -79.06 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 80 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,052,839 | 22.29 | 508,835 | 499.97 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 1,000 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 21,536 | 0.16 | 3,656 | 489.06 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,706 | 0.02 | 13,509 | -79.97 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 80 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 12,204 | 0.09 | 42,793 | -71.48 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 18,092 | 0.13 | 45,198 | -59.97 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 9,092 | 0.07 | 25,012 | -63.65 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,704 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 7,947 | 0.06 | 566 | 1,304.06 |
72 | Iron and steel | 308,095 | 2.25 | 2,283,987 | -86.51 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 442,148 | 3.23 | 9,295 | 4,656.84 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 670 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 74,902 | 0.55 | 260 | 28,708.46 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,260 | 0.01 | 23,400 | -94.62 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,019,258 | 29.34 | 140,652 | 2,757.59 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 328,695 | 2.40 | 525,031 | -37.40 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8,127 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 838,236 | 6.12 | 47,566 | 1,662.26 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,435 | -100.00 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 2,938 | -100.00 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 3,000 | 0.02 | 20,216 | -85.16 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,643 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 8,030 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 63.34% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (99.22% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 36.48% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (0.00% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $6,168,794.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $14,173,769;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,815,714;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1,592,993;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $580,738;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $143,683.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,168,794 | 36.48 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 735,871 | 4.35 | 2,328,864 | -68.40 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,117,896 | 6.61 | 2,933,610 | -61.89 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 967,514 | 5.72 | 1,548,252 | -37.51 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,888,189 | 46.65 | 22,061,958 | -64.25 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 67 | 0.00 | 244 | -72.54 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 9,149 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,693 | 0.04 | 32 | 20,815.63 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 9,966 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 15,389 | 0.09 | 27,446 | -43.93 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 3,791 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6,941 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,491 | -100.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 515 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,543 | 0.02 | 1,498 | 136.52 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,684 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,147 | -100.00 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 600 | 0.00 | 17,869 | -96.64 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 143,683 | -100.00 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 3,599 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,479 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 356 | -100.00 |