Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q3 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia totaled $33,135,665, up 360.58% ($25,941,387) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $23,064,618, up 762.47% ($20,390,353) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $10,071,047, up 122.81% ($5,551,034) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with Ethiopia went from a deficit of $1,845,748 in the 3rd quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $12,993,571 in the 3rd quarter of 2021.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 144th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0159% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0053% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 145th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0173% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0034% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 111th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0134% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0078% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.03% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (11.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.87% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (23.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.39% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (13.05% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.33% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (5.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $9,968,989;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $404,813;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $343,915;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $209,733.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 75,687 | 0.33 | 143,206 | -47.15 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 74 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 538 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 13,354 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,879 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 650 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 343,915 | 1.49 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,010,626 | 4.38 | 605,813 | 66.82 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 320,964 | 1.39 | 348,863 | -8.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 1,979 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 217,927 | 0.94 | 8,194 | 2,559.59 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 176,282 | 0.76 | 204,885 | -13.96 |
| 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 | 9,174 | 0.04 | 65,601 | -86.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 9,968,989 | 43.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 37,983 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 10,941,054 | 47.44 | 1 240 238 | 782.17 |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.54% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (81.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.18% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (17.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $4,768,187;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $486,914;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $259,166;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $238,732.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $231,763.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 414,491 | 4.12 | 175,759 | 135.83 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,048,718 | 10.41 | 561,804 | 86.67 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,659,991 | 76.06 | 2,891,804 | 164.89 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 71,208 | 0.71 | 50,308 | 41.54 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 24,243 | 0.24 | 6,487 | 273.72 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 27,497 | 0.27 | 34,732 | -20.83 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 504 | 0.01 | 2,882 | -82.51 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 363,814 | 3.61 | 595,577 | -38.91 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 459,821 | 4.57 | 200,655 | 129.16 |
| 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 | 760 | 0.01 | 5 | 15,100.00 |