Russian trade with Libya in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $135,183,208, up 83.32% ($61,440,811) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Libya in 2017 totaled $135,183,027, up 83.32% ($61,440,662) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Libya in 2017 totaled $181, up 465.63% ($149) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in 2017 was $135,182,846, a 83.32% increase ($61,440,513) over 2016.
Libya was Russia’s 107th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 117th in 2016), accounting for 0.0231% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0158% in 2016).
Libya was Russia’s 91st largest export market in 2017 (up from 99th in 2016), accounting for 0.0379% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0258% in 2016).
Libya was Russia’s 224th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 230th in 2016), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 85.67% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (78.83% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.84% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (10.39% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.98% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (1.60% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.77% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (8.12% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $56,109,557;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $2,966,950;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,813,006;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,459,188;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $639,700.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,248,388;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $514,131.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 113,589,078 | 84.03 | 57,479,521 | 97.62 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 33,732 | 0.02 | 24,310 | 38.76 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,936,248 | 1.43 | 477,060 | 305.87 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 201,724 | 0.15 | 91,882 | 119.55 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,976 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 51,684 | 0.04 | 60,000 | -13.86 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 34,340 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,990,380 | 2.95 | 1,177,374 | 238.92 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 71,604 | 0.05 | 17,612 | 306.56 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 8,370 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 26,428 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 42,861 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 80,261 | 0.06 | 2,351 | 3,313.91 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 212 | 0.00 | 142,829 | -99.85 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 40,319 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 38,108 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 9,926 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10,594,214 | 7.84 | 7,627,264 | 38.90 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 3,952 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 361 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 639,700 | 0.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,735,618 | 2.76 | 5,984,006 | -37.57 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,410 | 0.01 | 1,947 | 331.95 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,831 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,470 | 0.00 | 3,275 | -55.11 |
| 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 | 72,442 | 0.05 | 33,439 | 116.64 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8,599 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 26,869 | 0.02 | 541,000 | -95.03 |
| 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 | 2,367 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,333 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (100.00% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya 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) - an increase of $181.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $32.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 181 | 100.00 | 0 | ∞ |