Russian trade with Nicaragua in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $49,828,183, up 45.17% ($15,504,488) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2017 totaled $33,680,184, up 32.79% ($8,316,016) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2017 totaled $16,147,999, up 80.23% ($7,188,472) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in 2017 was $17,532,185, a 6.87% increase ($1,127,544) over 2016.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 131st largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 136th in 2016), accounting for 0.0085% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0073% in 2016).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 120th largest export market in 2017 (up from 127th in 2016), accounting for 0.0094% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0089% in 2016).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 110th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 118th in 2016), accounting for 0.0071% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0049% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 78.02% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (44.58% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.54% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (34.90% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.80% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (12.63% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.37% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.84% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.54% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.31% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $13,756,061;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $964,800;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $823,544;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $530,174;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $462,964;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $391,796;
- 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 $352,202;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $350,210.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,294,743;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,392,650;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $844,375;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $403,819;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $238,025;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $206,304;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $150,398.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Cereals | 25,062,806 | 74.41 | 11,306,745 | 121.66 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 391,796 | 1.16 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 823,544 | 2.45 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 181,875 | 0.54 | 332,273 | -45.26 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 53,180 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 13,552 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,395,325 | 4.14 | 865,151 | 61.28 |
31 | Fertilizers | 1,995,636 | 5.93 | 7,290,379 | -72.63 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,383 | 0.01 | 30,811 | -92.27 |
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 | 998 | 0.00 | 128 | 679.69 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,917 | 0.01 | 22,483 | -87.03 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 179 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 36,873 | 0.11 | 243,177 | -84.84 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 735,948 | 2.19 | 385,738 | 90.79 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 59,420 | 0.18 | 14,450 | 311.21 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 14,308 | 0.04 | 24,659 | -41.98 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 9,684 | 0.03 | 575 | 1,584.17 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,544 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 168 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 108,480 | 0.32 | 39,495 | 174.67 |
69 | Ceramic products | 13,224 | 0.04 | 4,549 | 190.70 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 29,305 | 0.09 | 267,330 | -89.04 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 974,407 | 2.89 | 9,607 | 10,042.68 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 129,107 | 0.38 | 46,016 | 180.57 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 621 | 0.00 | 324 | 91.67 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,061 | 0.02 | 408,880 | -98.76 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,583 | 0.00 | 1,938 | -18.32 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 24,161 | 0.07 | 1,183 | 1,942.35 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 580,246 | 1.72 | 117,282 | 394.74 |
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 | 372,278 | 1.11 | 20,076 | 1,754.34 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 662,485 | 1.97 | 3,055,135 | -78.32 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,892 | 0.01 | 10,278 | -81.59 |
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 | 7,190 | 0.02 | 851,565 | -99.16 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,664 | 0.00 | 129 | 1,189.92 |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.37% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (98.62% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.40% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (1.10% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2017 over 2016 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) - an increase of $5,186,759;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,366,887;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $569,068;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $73,577;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $51,317.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $70,807.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 70,807 | -100.00 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 569,068 | 3.52 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 162 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,242 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,887,391 | 30.27 | 3,520,504 | 38.83 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 10,133,364 | 62.75 | 4,946,605 | 104.85 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 2,472 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 999 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 54,826 | 0.34 | 13,160 | 316.61 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 237,016 | 1.47 | 282,594 | -16.13 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 49 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,110 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,496 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,131 | 0.02 | 330 | 848.79 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 534 | 0.00 | 2,145 | -75.10 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 118,191 | 0.73 | 66,874 | 76.74 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 105,639 | 0.65 | 32,062 | 229.48 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,746 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5 | 0.00 | 528 | -99.05 |
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 | 32,146 | 0.20 | 17,567 | 82.99 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 111 | -100.00 |
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 | 605 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |