Russian trade with Libya in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $259,927,139, up 110.37% ($136,370,050) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Libya in 2012 totaled $259,927,139, up 143.09% ($153,001,477) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Libya in 2012 were $0, down 100.00% ($16,631,427) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in 2012 was $259,927,139, a 187.87% increase ($169,632,904) over 2011.
Libya was Russia’s 89th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 112th in 2011), accounting for 0.0309% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0150% in 2011).
Libya was Russia’s 80th largest export market in 2012 (up from 94th in 2011), accounting for 0.0495% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0207% in 2011).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in 2012, while in 2011, Libya was Russia’s 116th largest supplier, accounting for 0.0054% of Russia’s total imports.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.72% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (71.26% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.85% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.64% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.83% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.93% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $160,966,747;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,547,922;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,689,204;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,444,420;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,333,436.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,914,344;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $4,024,773.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 285,656 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 231,191,161 | 88.94 | 70,224,414 | 229.22 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,700,000 | 0.65 | 5,724,773 | -70.30 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 37,496 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 27,076 | 0.01 | 39,336 | -31.17 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 168,744 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 9,955,876 | 3.83 | 5,266,672 | 89.04 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 47,780 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 527,694 | 0.20 | 396,000 | 33.26 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 25,600 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,782 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,333,436 | 0.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 24,824 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,534 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12,547,922 | 4.83 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 48,189 | 0.02 | 4,962,533 | -99.03 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 97,271 | 0.04 | 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 | 610,636 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,444,420 | 0.56 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 57,816 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 20 104 160 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (5.13% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $853,372.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | - | 853,372 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | - | 15 778 055 | -100.00 |