Russian trade with Ghana in 2011
January 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Ghana in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In 2011, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $180,159,564, up 20.39% ($30,511,861) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2011 totaled $63,748,965, up 124.12% ($35,305,199) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2011 were $116,410,599, down 3.95% ($4,793,338) from 2010.
Russia’s trade deficit with Ghana in 2011 was $52,661,634, a 43.23% decrease ($40,098,537) over 2010.
Ghana was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in 2011 (down from 98th in 2010), accounting for 0.0219% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0239% in 2010).
Ghana was Russia’s 109th largest export market in 2011 (up from 115th in 2010), accounting for 0.0123% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0072% in 2010).
Ghana was Russia’s 79th largest supplier in 2011 (down from 75th in 2010), accounting for 0.0381% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0529% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 44.63% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (49.91% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 24.85% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (13.27% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.31% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (30.02% in 2010);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.12% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (2.88% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.01% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (3.32% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $14,187,271;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $12,065,186;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,018,335;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,423,620;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $659,922;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $243,518;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $230,142.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $333,765;
- 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 $210,962.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 42,532 | 0.07 | 17,628 | 141.28 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,479,150 | 2.32 | 819,228 | 80.55 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,423,620 | 3.80 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 947,510 | 1.49 | 1,158,472 | -18.21 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 897,006 | 1.41 | 666,864 | 34.51 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 26,550,795 | 41.65 | 12,363,524 | 114.75 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,193 | 0.00 | 4,298 | -72.24 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 54,792 | 0.09 | 1,740 | 3,048.97 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 15,838,331 | 24.84 | 3,773,145 | 319.76 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 551 | 0.00 | 680 | -18.97 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 858 | 0.00 | 603 | 42.29 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 11,982 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,177 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 83 | 0.00 | 121 | -31.40 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 13,590,033 | 21.32 | 7,571,698 | 79.48 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 633,704 | 0.99 | 967,469 | -34.50 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 997 | 0.00 | 431 | 131.32 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 965,083 | 1.51 | 922,847 | 4.58 |
| 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 | 63,403 | 0.10 | 9,049 | 600.66 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 255,092 | 0.40 | 11,574 | 2,104.01 |
| 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 | 3,055 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 142,413 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.61% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (94.51% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.09% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (3.59% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.27% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (1.68% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,995,400;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,719,466;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $748,858.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 2,041 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 505 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,075,097 | 0.92 | 1,133,349 | -5.14 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 6,545 | 0.01 | 27,043 | -75.80 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 111,386,336 | 95.68 | 113,381,736 | -1.76 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 1,350 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 315,250 | 0.27 | 2,034,716 | -84.51 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 557 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,602,130 | 3.09 | 4,350,988 | -17.21 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3 | 0.00 | 52 | -94.23 |
| 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 | 5,408 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 249,248 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 23,197 | 0.02 | 18,985 | 22.19 |