Russian trade with South Africa in 2016

Russia’s Trade with South Africa

In 2016, Russia’s trade with South Africa was $717,657,597, down 14.34% ($120,152,323) from 2015.

Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2016 were $196,584,094, down 27.47% ($74,459,805) from 2015.

Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2016 were $521,073,503, down 8.06% ($45,692,518) from 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with South Africa in 2016 was $324,489,409, a 9.73% increase ($28,767,287) over 2015.

South Africa was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 67th in 2015), accounting for 0.1534% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1592% in 2015).

South Africa was Russia’s 82nd largest export market in 2016 (down from 76th in 2015), accounting for 0.0689% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0789% in 2015).

South Africa was Russia’s 48th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 47th in 2015), accounting for 0.2859% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3103% in 2015).

Russia’s Exports to South Africa

The major share of Russian exports to South Africa in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

• Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 61.46% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (63.93% in 2015);
• Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.66% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (19.23% in 2015);
• Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.47% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (2.89% in 2015);
• Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.06% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (3.85% in 2015);
• Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.01% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (6.06% in 2015);
• Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.86% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (3.48% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $7,014,139;
• Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,707,577;
• Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,265,057;
• 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 $1,906,040;
• 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 $1,430,910;
• Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,120,178.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $52,721,950;
• Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $28,449,481;
• Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $3,505,723;
• Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,007,224;
• Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,701,905;
• Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $1,244,168;
• Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,153,767;
• Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $937,872;
• Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $903,111;
• Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $805,956.

Russia’s Imports from South Africa

The major share of Russian imports from South Africa in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

• Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.34% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (42.20% in 2015);
• Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.98% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (23.08% in 2015);
• Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.69% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (21.71% in 2015);
• Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.68% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (7.34% in 2015);
• Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.92% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (5.26% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $15,252,896;
• Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $13,911,938;
• 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 $10,050,588;
• Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $4,869,863;
• Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,756,326.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Africa 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) - a decrease of $44,444,171;
• Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $39,139,888;
• Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,545,434;
• Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $4,772,462;
• 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 $2,579,500.