Russian trade with Egypt in 2017

Russia’s Trade with Egypt

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Egypt totaled $6,721,871,401, up 61.73% ($2,565,629,037) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2017 totaled $6,217,276,224, up 64.36% ($2,434,472,237) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2017 totaled $504,595,177, up 35.12% ($131,156,800) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Egypt in 2017 was $5,712,681,047, a 67.56% increase ($2,303,315,437) over 2016.

Egypt was Russia’s 19th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 26th in 2016), accounting for 1.1509% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8886% in 2016).

Egypt was Russia’s 17th largest export market in 2017 (up from 20th in 2016), accounting for 1.7411% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.3250% in 2016).

Egypt was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 56th in 2016), accounting for 0.2223% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2049% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Egypt

The major share of Russian exports to Egypt in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

• Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 28.63% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (32.73% in 2016);
• Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.34% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (16.81% in 2016);
• Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.68% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (16.52% in 2016);
• Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.10% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (4.61% in 2016);
• Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.05% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (9.01% in 2016);
• Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (1.71% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $436,059,083;
• Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $234,072,847;
• Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $144,633,211;
• Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $91,999,655;
• Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $76,730,744;
• Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $55,716,097.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $82,885,491;
• 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 $65,145,484;
• Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $32,345,713;
• Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $26,004,811.

Russia’s Imports from Egypt

The major share of Russian imports from Egypt in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

• Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 79.86% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (77.10% in 2016);
• Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.47% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (14.82% in 2016);
• Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.86% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (1.25% in 2016);
• Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.13% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (4.83% in 2016);
• Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (0.95% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $88,618,464;
• Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $25,778,455;
• 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 $24,286,087;
• Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,405,429;
• Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,662,675.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

• Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $7,498,709;
• Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $3,169,244;
• Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,305,919.