Russian trade with Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Ghana was $51,036,251, down 21.33% ($13,836,586) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $39,150,336, up 11.70% ($4,102,130) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $11,885,915, down 60.15% ($17,938,716) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $27,264,421, a 421.95% increase ($22,040,846) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Ghana was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 92nd in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0419% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0511% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Ghana was Russia’s 88th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 90th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0544% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0441% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Ghana was Russia’s 92nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 79th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0238% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0629% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 73.11% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (82.51% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.73% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (5.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.17% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (7.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.69% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (0.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.37% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (3.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,431,419;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,380,796;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,256,002;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $383,426.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $420,000;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $293,940.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 65,118 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 3,148,303 | 8.04 | 1,892,301 | 66.37 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,380,796 | 3.53 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 28,623,836 | 73.11 | 28,917,776 | -1.02 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 112,275 | 0.29 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 17,342 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 420,000 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 2,635,323 | 6.73 | 2,251,897 | 17.03 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 31,000 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,893 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,639 | 0.01 | 8,223 | -67.91 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 24,910 | 0.06 | 9,621 | 158.91 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,319,962 | 3.37 | 1,315,357 | 0.35 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 324 | 0.00 | 160 | 102.50 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,431,419 | 3.66 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 14,599 | 0.04 | 2,338 | 524.42 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 308,054 | 0.79 | 195,094 | 57.90 |
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 | 1,599 | 0.00 | 1,190 | 34.37 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 28,500 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,188 | 0.01 | 3,724 | -14.39 |
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 | 2,579 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 15,912 | 0.04 | 8,290 | 91.94 |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.60% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No such product groups.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $17,850,644;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $71,500.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,154 | 0.02 | 2,052 | 4.97 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 28,155 | 0.24 | 10,325 | 172.69 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 14,175 | 0.12 | 29,938 | -52.65 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 11,793,832 | 99.23 | 29,644 476 | -60.22 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 150 | 0.00 | 567 | -73.54 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 47,449 | 0.40 | 118,949 | -60.11 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 18,197 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 127 | -100.00 |