Russian trade with Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Libya was $49,204,537, down 31.98% ($23,138,756) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $49,204,537, down 31.98% ($23,138,756) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $0, unchanged from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $49,204,537, a 31.98% decrease ($23,138,756) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Libya was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 87th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0404% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0570% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Libya was Russia’s 82nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 75th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0684% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0910% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya both in the 3rd quarter of 2016 and in the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya 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) - 89.31% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (75.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.47% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (23.04% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $4,661,576;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $271,771.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya 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) - a decrease of $16,664,650;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $11,256,824;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $155,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 10,230 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 16,923 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 43,625,606 | 88.66 | 54,882,430 | -20.51 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 271,771 | 0.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 45,287 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 447,843 | 0.91 | 465,046 | -3.70 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 13,248 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 155,000 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 79,888 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,661,576 | 9.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 16,664,650 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 388 | 0.00 | 1,939 | -79.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,275 | 0.01 | 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 | 20,230 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 35,425 | 0.07 | 147,075 | -75.91 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2016 as well as in the 3rd quarter of 2015.