Russian trade with Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Nigeria
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Nigeria totaled $97,406,996, up 66.52% ($38,911,874) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $93,746,389, up 87.79% ($43,826,823) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $3,660,607, down 57.31% ($4,914,949) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $90,085,782, a 117.89% increase ($48,741,772) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Nigeria was Russia's 78th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 93rd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0895% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0429% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Nigeria was Russia's 65th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 80th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1411% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0545% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Nigeria was Russia's 105th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 99th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0086% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0191% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Nigeria
The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 82.86% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (63.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.98% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (13.50% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.46% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (2.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.50% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (7.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.62% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (10.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.55% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (1.26% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $44,270,798;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,929,904;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,799,592;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,007,467;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $831,028;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $665,836.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,927,669;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,662,012;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,406,076;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $693,714.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,301,639 | 1.39 | 470,611 | 176.58 |
| 10 | Cereals | 75,634,457 | 80.68 | 31,363,659 | 141.15 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 667,036 | 0.71 | 1,200 | 55,486.33 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 71,234 | 0.08 | 67,844 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,185,474 | 4.46 | 1,255,570 | 233.35 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 231,729 | 0.25 | 452,984 | -48.84 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,035,512 | 2.17 | 235,920 | 762.80 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,406,076 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,540,170 | 3.78 | 4,233,884 | -16.38 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 61,457 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 660,671 | 0.70 | 388,447 | 70.08 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 15,541 | 0.02 | 21,400 | -27.38 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 127,272 | 0.14 | 117,782 | 8.06 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 259,525 | 0.28 | 207,729 | 24.93 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,127,033 | 1.20 | 5,054,702 | -77.70 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,830 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 25,775 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 30,906 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,251,830 | 3.47 | 2,244,463 | 44.89 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 31,235 | 0.03 | 1,693,247 | -98.16 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 468,469 | 0.50 | 630,711 | -25.72 |
| 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 | 428 | 0.00 | 556 | -23.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 48,072 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 41,975 | -100.00 |
Russia's Imports from Nigeria
The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 81.48% of Russia's total imports from Nigeria (95.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.60% of Russia's total imports from Nigeria (3.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $674,661;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $352,454;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $22,788;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $12,867.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $5,834,473;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $96,915;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $24,583;
- Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster (HS code 34) - a decrease of $21,692.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,050 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 5,745 | 0.16 | 5,133 | 11.92 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 358 | 0.01 | 3,586 | -90.02 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 114,663 | 3.13 | 211,578 | -45.81 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 654 | 0.02 | 3,146 | -79.21 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,604,183 | 43.82 | 929,522 | 72.58 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 19,850 | 0.54 | 6,983 | 184.26 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 211 | 0.01 | 515 | -59.03 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,233,768 | 33.70 | 7,068,241 | -82.54 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 442 | 0.01 | 997 | -55.67 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 852 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 1,236 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,034 | 0.03 | 25,617 | -95.96 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 241 | 0.01 | 21,933 | -98.90 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 643,095 | 17.57 | 290,641 | 121.27 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 22,788 | 0.62 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 185 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,739 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 10,573 | 0.29 | 4 458 | 137.17 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 46 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |