Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q1 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Malawi was $17,918,814, down 7.69% ($1,493,711) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $0, down 100.00% ($1,316,000) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $17,918,814, down 0.98% ($177,711) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $17,918,814, a 6.78% increase ($1,138,289) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Malawi was Russia’s 123rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0114% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0123% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
There were no Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019, while in the 1st quarter of 2018, Malawi was Russia’s 149th largest export market, accounting for 0.0013% of Russia’s total exports.
Malawi was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0338% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0331% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,316,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | - | 1,316,000 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (99.91% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $102,880.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $311,812.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 47,154 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 102,880 | 0.57 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 17,768,017 | 99.16 | 18,079,829 | -1.72 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 53 | 0.00 | 5 | 960.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 16,661 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 687 | 0.00 | 30 | 2,190.00 |