Russian trade with Ghana in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $257,244,082, up 19.38% ($41,766,705) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2016 totaled $199,936,423, up 48.17% ($65,003,718) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2016 were $57,307,659, down 28.85% ($23,237,013) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in 2016 was $142,628,764, a 162.24% increase ($88,240,731) over 2015.
Ghana was Russia’s 90th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 95th in 2015), accounting for 0.0550% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0409% in 2015).
Ghana was Russia’s 81st largest export market in 2016 (up from 91st in 2015), accounting for 0.0700% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0393% in 2015).
Ghana was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 82nd in 2015), accounting for 0.0314% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0441% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 70.73% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (63.83% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.83% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (14.87% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.33% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (15.24% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.75% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (5.22% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2016 over 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 $55,287,491;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $8,024,323;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,891,749;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,434,824;
- 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.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,526,539;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,303,092.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 305,417 | 0.15 | 24,142 | 1,165.09 |
10 | Cereals | 28,055,142 | 14.03 | 20,030,819 | 40.06 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,380,796 | 0.69 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,901,959 | 0.95 | 10,210 | 18,528.39 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 141,419,564 | 70.73 | 86,132,073 | 64.19 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 200,491 | 0.10 | 113,338 | 76.90 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 40,653 | 0.02 | 277,098 | -85.33 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,303,092 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 18,269,531 | 9.14 | 18,805,679 | -2.85 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 89,754 | 0.04 | 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 | 895 | 0.00 | 4,893 | -81.71 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,002 | 0.00 | 19,372 | -69.02 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 36,817 | 0.02 | 17,756 | 107.35 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,425 | 0.00 | 20,182 | -87.98 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 13,884 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,500,332 | 2.75 | 7,026,871 | -21.72 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,314 | 0.00 | 1,408 | -6.68 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 4,691 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,434,824 | 0.72 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 97,548 | 0.05 | 15,768 | 518.65 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 709 | 0.00 | 413 | 71.67 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,123 | -100.00 |
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 | 930,466 | 0.47 | 515,941 | 80.34 |
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 | 89,261 | 0.04 | 47,455 | 88.10 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 92,400 | 0.05 | 522,277 | -82.31 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 21,103 | 0.01 | 3,724 | 466.68 |
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 | 18,514 | 0.01 | 10,952 | 69.05 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 35,597 | 0.02 | 14,235 | 150.07 |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.79% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.11% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.19% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (0.85% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $23,167,272.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 6,302 | 0.01 | 7,417 | -15.03 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 221,169 | 0.39 | 274,138 | -19.32 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 69,900 | 0.12 | 63,734 | 9.67 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 56,316,552 | 98.27 | 79,483,824 | -29.15 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,139 | 0.00 | 2,410 | -52.74 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 5,772 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 8,638 | 0.02 | 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 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 682,004 | 1.19 | 682,568 | -0.08 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 163 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 504 | -100.00 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 167 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,314 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
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 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 201 | -100.00 |
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 | 4,301 | -100.00 |