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Russian trade with Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Ghana in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Ghana

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Ghana totaled $99,382,666, up 130.83% ($56,327,330) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $90,309,179, up 232.27% ($63,129,781) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $9,073,487, down 42.85% ($6,802,451) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade surplus with Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $81,235,692, a 618.68% increase ($69,932,232) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Ghana was Russia's 76th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 99th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0913% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0316% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Ghana was Russia's 66th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 98th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1359% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0297% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Ghana was Russia's 92nd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 87th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0214% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0354% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Ghana

The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 87.39% of Russia's total exports to Ghana (60.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.09% of Russia's total exports to Ghana (19.14% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.07% of Russia's total exports to Ghana (12.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.16% of Russia's total exports to Ghana (6.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.25% of Russia's total exports to Ghana (1.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $62,565,354;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,869,151.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $883,092;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $756,733;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $361,500.
Russia's exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 58,883 0.07 0
10 Cereals 2,653,517 2.94 3,410,250-22.19
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,869,559 2.07 408458,125.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 78,917,135 87.39 16,351,781382.62
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 88,216 0.10 0
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 44,490-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 883,092-100.00
31 Fertilizers 4,508,632 4.99 4,258,6725.87
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 11,149-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 5,922-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 75 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,952,217 2.16 1,736,01512.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 341 0.00 578-41.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,691 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 3,405 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 13,660 0.02 0
74 Copper and articles thereof 709 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 168 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 226,632 0.25 115,64195.98
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 169 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 361,500-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 11,170 0.01 0

Russia's Imports from Ghana

The major share of Russian imports from Ghana 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) - 96.73% of Russia's total imports from Ghana (98.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.17% of Russia's total imports from Ghana (1.82% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $33,867.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $6,838,084.
Russia's imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 974 0.01 2,411-59.60
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 33,867 0.37 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,285 0.05 8,358-48.73
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,737,322 96.30 15,575,406-43.90
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 331 0.00 567-41.62
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,047 0.08 0
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 1,788 0.02 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 287,873 3.17 289,065-0.41
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 131-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia