Russian trade with Saudi Arabia in 2013
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Saudi Arabia
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Saudi Arabia was $1,077,726,509, down 20.68% ($280,963,288) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2013 were $789,103,280, down 27.51% ($299,522,186) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2013 totaled $288,623,229, up 6.87% ($18,558,898) from 2012.
Russia’s trade surplus with Saudi Arabia in 2013 was $500,480,051, a 38.86% decrease ($318,081,084) over 2012.
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 63rd in 2012), accounting for 0.1280% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1614% in 2012).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 61st largest export market in 2013 (down from 55th in 2012), accounting for 0.1497% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2075% in 2012).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 68th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 66th in 2012), accounting for 0.0916% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0851% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian exports to Saudi Arabia in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 43.56% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (51.87% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 36.94% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (26.82% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.84% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (16.48% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.94% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (2.19% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.00% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (2.39% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (0.21% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $13,095,001;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $9,984,211;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,905,486;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $6,641,167.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $217,036,245;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $101,757,394;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $9,904,328;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $7,501,585;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,879,177.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,495 | 0.00 | 3,062 | -18.52 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 276,055 | 0.03 | 163,000 | 69.36 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 451,756 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 50,304 | 0.01 | 319,359 | -84.25 |
10 | Cereals | 317,882,744 | 40.28 | 534,918,989 | -40.57 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 215,820 | 0.03 | 140,340 | 53.78 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 24,808,292 | 3.14 | 27,687,469 | -10.40 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,050 | 0.00 | 31,327 | -87.07 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 12,420 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 1,444,786 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 14,190 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 214 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 19,539 | 0.00 | 28,500 | -31.44 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 77,627,626 | 9.84 | 179,385,020 | -56.73 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,157,588 | 0.27 | 1,647,715 | 30.94 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 129,560 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,268,495 | 0.16 | 1,197,137 | 5.96 |
31 | Fertilizers | 4,360,260 | 0.55 | 2,767,215 | 57.57 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 221 | 0.00 | 693 | -68.11 |
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 | 53,053 | 0.01 | 39,075 | 35.77 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 30,572,222 | 3.87 | 17,477,221 | 74.93 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 158,965 | 0.02 | 2,108 | 7,441.03 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 405,451 | 0.05 | 552,269 | -26.58 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,575 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,511 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 12,050,159 | 1.53 | 12,564,463 | -4.09 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 169,358 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 11,612,716 | 1.47 | 13,240,135 | -12.29 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 199 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,227,175 | 0.16 | 288,552 | 325.29 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,672 | 0.00 | 4,084 | -59.06 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 125,836 | 0.02 | 30,761 | 309.08 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 450 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,850 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,789 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 897 | 0.00 | 173 | 418.50 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 346 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 2,240 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 263,676,330 | 33.41 | 263,377,543 | 0.11 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,175,470 | 0.15 | 8,677,055 | -86.45 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,481,386 | 0.19 | 11,385,714 | -86.99 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 15,150,705 | 1.92 | 8,509,538 | 78.04 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 650 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 10,003,990 | 1.27 | 19,779 | 50,478.85 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,222,168 | 0.92 | 316,682 | 2,180.57 |
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 | 2,468,995 | 0.31 | 1,098,619 | 124.74 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 171,165 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 908,701 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 593,115 | 0.08 | 816,887 | -27.39 |
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 | 79,981 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,470 | 0.00 | 8,926 | -49.92 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 754,135 | 0.10 | 162,192 | 364.96 |
SS | Classified | 41,084 | 0.01 | 17 920 | 129.26 |
Russia’s Imports from Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian imports from Saudi Arabia in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 94.84% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (86.65% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.31% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.73% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.47% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.09% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.65% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (1.59% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.22% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (6.57% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $17,693,899;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $12,994,937;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $7,811,663;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $867,882.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $17,063,553;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,495,476;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,148,053;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $870,813.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 76,937 | 0.03 | 114,099 | -32.57 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 17,063,553 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 116,113 | 0.04 | 40,398 | 187.42 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,579 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 210,757 | 0.07 | 515,198 | -59.09 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 874 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,223 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 251 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 11,451 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,978 | 0.00 | 3,609 | -45.19 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 219,479 | 0.08 | 1,105 | 19,762.35 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,620 | 0.00 | 17,732 | -90.86 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 13,597 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 49,126,595 | 17.02 | 41,314,932 | 18.91 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 25,940,058 | 8.99 | 8,246,159 | 214.57 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 8,316,174 | 2.88 | 7,658,536 | 8.59 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 114,414 | 0.04 | 24,592 | 365.25 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 613,684 | 0.21 | 113,243 | 441.92 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 189,631,286 | 65.70 | 176,636,349 | 7.36 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,404 | -100.00 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 33,430 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,390,664 | 0.48 | 806,056 | 72.53 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,554 | 0.00 | 880 | 76.59 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 6,657,263 | 2.31 | 7,364,677 | -9.61 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 248 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 3,483 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 59,391 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 13,013 | 0.00 | 12,767 | 1.93 |
72 | Iron and steel | 565 | 0.00 | 1,148,618 | -99.95 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,773,694 | 0.61 | 2,644,507 | -32.93 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,468,428 | 0.86 | 1,600,546 | 54.22 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 239,700 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,468,746 | 0.51 | 3,964,222 | -62.95 |
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 | 359,323 | 0.12 | 291,582 | 23.23 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 39,776 | 0.01 | 29,900 | 33.03 |
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 | 101,284 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,323 | 0.00 | 2,872 | 85.34 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 51 912 | -100.00 |