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Russian trade in goods with Djibouti in Q4 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Djibouti in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Djibouti

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Djibouti totaled $13,933,238, up 71.73% ($5,819,835) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $13,933,238, up 71.73% ($5,819,835) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $0, unchanged from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $13,933,238, a 71.73% increase ($5,819,835) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Djibouti was Russia’s 136th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0075% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0049% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Djibouti was Russia’s 120th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 119th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0079% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

There were no Russia’s imports from Djibouti both in the 4th quarter of 2018 and in the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s Exports to Djibouti

The major share of Russian exports to Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.31% of Russia’s total exports to Djibouti (98.49% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 23.60% of Russia’s total exports to Djibouti (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $3,288,079;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,371,268;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $49,130;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $43,619.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
10 Cereals 10,340,768 74.22 7,969,50029.75
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 13,642 0.10 21,423-36.32
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,288,079 23.60 0
29 Organic chemicals 22,341 0.16 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 84,370 0.61 44,16091.06
39 Plastics and articles thereof 504 0.00 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,672 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 76,017 0.55 78,320-2.94
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,811 0.02 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 86 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,040 0.04 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 49,130 0.35 0
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 3,478 0.02 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 43,619 0.31 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 681 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Djibouti

There were no Russia’s imports from Djibouti in the 4th quarter of 2018 as well as in the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia