Russian trade with Algeria in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Algeria
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Algeria totaled $3,974,446,396, up 99.05% ($1,977,744,429) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Algeria in 2016 totaled $3,966,280,515, up 99.19% ($1,975,062,967) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Algeria in 2016 totaled $8,165,881, up 48.89% ($2,681,462) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Algeria in 2016 was $3,958,114,634, a 99.33% increase ($1,972,381,505) over 2015.
Algeria was Russia’s 27th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 42nd in 2015), accounting for 0.8497% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3794% in 2015).
Algeria was Russia’s 19th largest export market in 2016 (up from 34th in 2015), accounting for 1.3893% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5795% in 2015).
Algeria was Russia’s 120th largest supplier in 2016 (up from 124th in 2015), accounting for 0.0045% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0030% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Algeria
The major share of Russian exports to Algeria in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 41.38% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (28.31% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.55% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (7.36% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.44% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (9.28% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.61% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (8.32% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Algeria in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $936,843,811;
- 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) - an increase of $83,718,941;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $57,141,036;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $30,532,878.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Algeria in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $66,116,549;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $48,290,407.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
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07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 297,809 | 0.01 | 72,998 | 307.97 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 362,187 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 44,126,484 | 1.11 | 13,593,606 | 224.61 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 148,565 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 64,930 | 0.00 | 2,170 | 2,892.17 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 135,769,299 | 3.42 | 132,013,735 | 2.84 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 73,919 | 0.00 | 16,032 | 361.07 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 57,229 | 0.00 | 119,995 | -52.31 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 38,700 | 0.00 | 8,838 | 337.88 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 410,667 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 624 | 0.00 | 17 | 3,570.59 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 136,442,967 | 3.44 | 184,733,374 | -26.14 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,062,888 | 0.03 | 340,820 | 211.86 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 17,594 | 0.00 | 30,027 | -41.41 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 32,396 | 0.00 | 633 | 5,017.85 |
31 | Fertilizers | 637,050 | 0.02 | 5,776,436 | -88.97 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 458,885 | 0.01 | 69,968 | 555.85 |
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 | 8,412 | 0.00 | 571 | 1,373.20 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 10,211 | 0.00 | 4,267 | 139.30 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 2,674,475 | 0.07 | 6,662,087 | -59.86 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 2,274 | 0.00 | 2,194 | 3.65 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 330,745 | 0.01 | 769,224 | -57.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,842,166 | 0.05 | 1,345,438 | 36.92 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,644,409 | 0.14 | 4,768,222 | 18.38 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3,501,227 | 0.09 | 38,545 | 8,983.48 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 58,548 | 0.00 | 291,300 | -79.90 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,350,802 | 0.08 | 1,325,308 | 152.83 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,716,120 | 0.12 | 527,645 | 793.81 |
52 | Cotton | 4,321 | 0.00 | 747 | 478.45 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 715 | 0.00 | 130 | 450.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 689,047 | 0.02 | 2,718 | 25,251.25 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 71,107 | 0.00 | 115,730 | -38.56 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 40 | 0.00 | 97 | -58.76 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 549,261 | 0.01 | 230 | 238,709.13 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 626,994 | 0.02 | 252,929 | 147.89 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 266,507 | 0.01 | 107 | 248,971.96 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 12,414 | 0.00 | 12,627 | -1.69 |
69 | Ceramic products | 232 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,586,960 | 0.04 | 131,422 | 1,107.53 |
72 | Iron and steel | 88,166,992 | 2.22 | 154,283,541 | -42.85 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 10,588,206 | 0.27 | 8,613,001 | 22.93 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 187,345 | 0.00 | 117,925 | 58.87 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 17,537 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,938,242 | 0.07 | 2,225,485 | 32.03 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 8,666 | 0.00 | 2,869 | 202.06 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 51,702 | 0.00 | 6,978 | 640.93 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 940,871 | 0.02 | 419,504 | 124.28 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 524,908 | 0.01 | 53,473 | 881.63 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 153,789,872 | 3.88 | 153,843,302 | -0.03 |
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 | 150,927,372 | 3.81 | 67,208,431 | 124.57 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 5,600 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,244,590,636 | 31.38 | 307,746,825 | 304.42 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 36,854 | 0.00 | 38,212 | -3.55 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 91,948,854 | 2.32 | 34,807,818 | 164.16 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 32,717 | 0.00 | 5,362 | 510.16 |
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 | 1,268,994 | 0.03 | 1,132,627 | 12.04 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 6,695 | 0.00 | 1,083 | 518.19 |
SS | Classified | 1,875,089,663 | 47.28 | 906 890 388 | 106.76 |
Russia’s Imports from Algeria
The major share of Russian imports from Algeria in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 85.40% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (99.89% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.21% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (0.05% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.34% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (0.00% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Algeria in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,486,272;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $472,853;
- 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) - an increase of $355,583;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $345,292;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $78,776.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Algeria in 2016 over 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) - a decrease of $72,044.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
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08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,700,619 | 82.06 | 5,214,347 | 28.50 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 163,541 | 2.00 | 235,585 | -30.58 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,156 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 110 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 703 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 107,217 | 1.31 | 28,441 | 276.98 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 316 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 290 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 345,411 | 4.23 | 119 | 290,161.34 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 9,091 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 96 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,930 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 987 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,767 | 0.02 | 1,366 | 29.36 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,280 | 0.04 | 157 | 1,989.17 |
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 | 356,996 | 4.37 | 1,413 | 25,165.11 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 626 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 473,262 | 5.80 | 409 | 115,611.98 |
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 | 1,003 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |