Russian trade with Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Ethiopia
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Ethiopia totaled $19,209,518, up 153.53% ($11,632,661) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $16,042,589, up 529.03% ($13,492,225) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $3,166,929, down 37.00% ($1,859,564) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade with Ethiopia went from a deficit of $2,476,129 in the 2nd quarter of 2015, to a surplus of $12,875,660 in the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Ethiopia was Russia's 109th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 137th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0176% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0056% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Ethiopia was Russia's 98th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 137th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0241% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0028% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Ethiopia was Russia's 107th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 103rd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0075% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0112% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.51% of Russia's total exports to Ethiopia (3.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.58% of Russia's total exports to Ethiopia (0.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.90% of Russia's total exports to Ethiopia (87.27% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.32% of Russia's total exports to Ethiopia (7.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $14,360,248;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $714,639;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $385,770;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $147,882;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $60,514.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $836,794;
- 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 $616,460;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $532,249;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $134,102;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $91,043.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
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10 | Cereals | 14,360,248 | 89.51 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 91,043 | -100.00 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 31,400 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 11,248 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 191 | 0.00 | 12,201 | -98.43 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 65,656 | 0.41 | 5,142 | 1,176.86 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 211,151 | 1.32 | 63,269 | 233.74 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 134,102 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 142 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 683 | 0.00 | 8 | 8,437.50 |
72 | Iron and steel | 714,639 | 4.45 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 17,305 | 0.11 | 5,840 | 196.32 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 411 | 0.00 | 700 | -41.29 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 352 | 0.00 | 1,815 | -80.61 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,830 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 196,031 | 1.22 | 728,280 | -73.08 |
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 | 31,975 | 0.20 | 648,435 | -95.07 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 391,312 | 2.44 | 5,542 | 6,960.84 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,761 | 0.04 | 843,555 | -99.20 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 396 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 10,290 | -100.00 |
Russia's Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.91% of Russia's total imports from Ethiopia (99.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.51% of Russia's total imports from Ethiopia (0.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $29,880;
- Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn (HS code 53) - an increase of $28,751;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $23,171;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $19,111;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $18,308.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $1,295,147;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $641,462;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $30,855.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 298,494 | 9.43 | 329,349 | -9.37 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,248,913 | 39.44 | 1,890,375 | -33.93 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,387,922 | 43.83 | 2,683,069 | -48.27 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 138,888 | 4.39 | 109,008 | 27.41 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 26,526 | 0.84 | 3,355 | 690.64 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 3,641 | -100.00 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 18,308 | 0.58 | 0 | ∞ |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 28,751 | 0.91 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 19,111 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 6,380 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,312 | -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 | 16 | 0.00 | 4 | 300.00 |