Russian trade with Algeria in 2017
February 15, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Algeria in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Algeria
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Algeria totaled $4,630,253,343, up 16.50% ($655,806,947) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Algeria in 2017 totaled $4,621,195,093, up 16.51% ($654,914,578) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Algeria in 2017 totaled $9,058,250, up 10.93% ($892,369) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Algeria in 2017 was $4,612,136,843, a 16.52% increase ($654,022,209) over 2016.
Algeria was Russia’s 28th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 27th in 2016), accounting for 0.7928% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8497% in 2016).
Algeria was Russia’s 20th largest export market in 2017 (down from 19th in 2016), accounting for 1.2942% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.3893% in 2016).
Algeria was Russia’s 117th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 120th in 2016), accounting for 0.0040% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0045% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Algeria
The major share of Russian exports to Algeria in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.87% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (41.38% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.67% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (2.61% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.17% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (4.55% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.24% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (3.44% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Algeria in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $327,962,827;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $235,034,672;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $81,647,135;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $65,705,359;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $15,142,435.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Algeria in 2017 over 2016 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 $886,203,855;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $33,038,794;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $29,443,292.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,400,816 | 0.03 | 297,809 | 370.37 |
| 10 | Cereals | 14,683,192 | 0.32 | 44,126,484 | -66.72 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 286,843 | 0.01 | 148,565 | 93.08 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 56,565 | 0.00 | 64,930 | -12.88 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 217,416,434 | 4.70 | 135,769,299 | 60.14 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 73,919 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 932,013 | 0.02 | 57,229 | 1,528.57 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,145,696 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 79,416 | 0.00 | 38,700 | 105.21 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 64 | 0.00 | 624 | -89.74 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 103,404,173 | 2.24 | 136,442,967 | -24.21 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,344,424 | 0.07 | 1,062,888 | 214.65 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 133,175 | 0.00 | 17,594 | 656.93 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,015 | 0.00 | 32,396 | -78.35 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,379,657 | 0.05 | 637,050 | 273.54 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 3,720,275 | 0.08 | 458,885 | 710.72 |
| 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 | 37,809 | 0.00 | 8,412 | 349.47 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 28,099 | 0.00 | 10,211 | 175.18 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 3,360,382 | 0.07 | 2,674,475 | 25.65 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,177 | 0.00 | 2,274 | -48.24 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 462,707 | 0.01 | 330,745 | 39.90 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,163,237 | 0.03 | 1,842,166 | -36.85 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,878,053 | 0.06 | 5,644,409 | -49.01 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 345,203 | 0.01 | 3,501,227 | -90.14 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 281,981 | 0.01 | 58,548 | 381.62 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,785,011 | 0.10 | 3,350,802 | 42.80 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,481,215 | 0.10 | 4,716,120 | -4.98 |
| 52 | Cotton | 4,088 | 0.00 | 4,321 | -5.39 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 2,140 | 0.00 | 715 | 199.30 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 12,477 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,464,583 | 0.03 | 689,047 | 112.55 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 104,736 | 0.00 | 71,107 | 47.29 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1 | 0.00 | 40 | -97.50 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 541,346 | 0.01 | 549,261 | -1.44 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 515,419 | 0.01 | 626,994 | -17.80 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 269,025 | 0.01 | 266,507 | 0.94 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3,512 | 0.00 | 12,414 | -71.71 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 232 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 449,092 | 0.01 | 1,586,960 | -71.70 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 416,129,819 | 9.00 | 88,166,992 | 371.98 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 25,730,641 | 0.56 | 10,588,206 | 143.01 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 31,085 | 0.00 | 187,345 | -83.41 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 3,041 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,034,489 | 0.04 | 2,938,242 | -30.76 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 3,760 | 0.00 | 8,666 | -56.61 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 18,088 | 0.00 | 51,702 | -65.01 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,065,110 | 0.02 | 940,871 | 13.20 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,885,302 | 0.04 | 524,908 | 259.17 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 219,495,231 | 4.75 | 153,789,872 | 42.72 |
| 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 | 152,092,052 | 3.29 | 150,927,372 | 0.77 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,600 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 358,386,781 | 7.76 | 1,244,590,636 | -71.20 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 27,377 | 0.00 | 36,854 | -25.71 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 326,983,526 | 7.08 | 91,948,854 | 255.61 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 642 | 0.00 | 32,717 | -98.04 |
| 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 | 1,751,033 | 0.04 | 1,268,994 | 37.99 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,662 | 0.00 | 6,695 | -30.37 |
| SS | Classified | 2,742,371,403 | 59.34 | 1 875 089 663 | 46.25 |
Russia’s Imports from Algeria
The major share of Russian imports from Algeria in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.03% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (85.40% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.21% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (4.34% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.74% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (10.21% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Algeria in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,438,575;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $109,615;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $90,416;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $85,510.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Algeria in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $414,353;
- 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 $353,047;
- 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 $54,646.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 8,139,194 | 89.85 | 6,700,619 | 21.47 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 249,051 | 2.75 | 163,541 | 52.29 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,481 | 0.04 | 1,156 | 201.12 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 109,725 | 1.21 | 110 | 99,650.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 703 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 197,633 | 2.18 | 107,217 | 84.33 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 316 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 290 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 482 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 290,765 | 3.21 | 345,411 | -15.82 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 71 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 75 | 0.00 | 9,091 | -99.18 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 96 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 987 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 486 | 0.01 | 1,767 | -72.50 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,429 | 0.05 | 3,280 | 35.03 |
| 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 | 3,949 | 0.04 | 356,996 | -98.89 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 58,909 | 0.65 | 473,262 | -87.55 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,003 | -100.00 |