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Russian trade in goods with Ghana in Q2 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Ghana in the second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Ghana

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $42,348,557, up 6.66% ($2,643,474) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $24,543,267, up 22.90% ($4,572,510) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $17,805,290, down 9.78% ($1,929,036) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $6,737,977, a 2,749.87% increase ($6,501,546) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Ghana was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 107th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0265% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0232% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Ghana was Russia’s 98th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 106th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0244% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0181% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Ghana was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 86th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0300% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0325% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Ghana

The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 45.30% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (24.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 24.57% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (0.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.15% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (12.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.92% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (55.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.15% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (5.07% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.92% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (3.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,559,140;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,003,564;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,554,845;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $137,472.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,976,615;
  • 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 $346,677;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $248,543;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $114,578.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 365,471 1.49 227,99960.30
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 11,880 0.05 0
10 Cereals 1,811,683 7.38 10,788,298-83.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,017,745 4.15 1,013,3780.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 33,594 0.14 282,137-88.09
29 Organic chemicals 60,327 0.25 56,3647.03
31 Fertilizers 10,985,960 44.76 4,426,820148.17
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 1,800-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 23,424 0.10 1,6801,294.29
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,402 0.01 40,572-94.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,411 0.05 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,145 0.11 20,80530.47
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,936,457 16.04 2,381,61265.29
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 280 0.00 1,454-80.74
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 1,684-100.00
72 Iron and steel 6,003,564 24.46 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 22,021 0.09 9,260137.81
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,201 0.01 1,14093.07
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,627 0.01 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 1,208-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 205,744 0.84 192,9176.65
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 19,331 0.08 366,008-94.72
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 114,578-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 1,220-100.00
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 0 0.00 39,823-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Ghana

The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.70% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.51% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,790,197;
  • Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 14) - a decrease of $54,374.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,700 0.02 2251,100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 957-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 13,174 0.07 63,872-79.37
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 54,374-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,701 0.05 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 17,726,859 99.56 19,517,056-9.17
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,260 0.01 1,2560.32
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 738 0.00 260183.85
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 46,860 0.26 84,449-44.51
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 2,767-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,130 0.01 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,868 0.02 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 1,315-100.00
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 0 0.00 7,795-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia