Russian trade with Nicaragua in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $34,323,695, down 1.64% ($573,956) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2016 were $25,364,168, down 6.47% ($1,753,876) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2016 totaled $8,959,527, up 15.17% ($1,179,920) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in 2016 was $16,404,641, a 15.17% decrease ($2,933,796) over 2015.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 136th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 138th in 2015), accounting for 0.0073% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0066% in 2015).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 127th largest export market in 2016 (up from 128th in 2015), accounting for 0.0089% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0079% in 2015).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 118th largest supplier in 2016 (up from 120th in 2015), accounting for 0.0049% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0043% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 44.58% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (80.97% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.90% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (13.67% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.63% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (2.63% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.84% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.01% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.31% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.77% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,215,512;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,474,970;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $865,151;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $851,565;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $408,880;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $252,635;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $242,525.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $10,651,182;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $201,507;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $147,519.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
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10 | Cereals | 11,306,745 | 44.58 | 21,957,927 | -48.51 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 332,273 | 1.31 | 479,792 | -30.75 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 42,171 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 13,552 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 865,151 | 3.41 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 7,290,379 | 28.74 | 3,074,867 | 137.10 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 30,811 | 0.12 | 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 | 128 | 0.00 | 34 | 276.47 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 22,483 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 179 | 0.00 | 3,136 | -94.29 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 243,177 | 0.96 | 652 | 37,197.09 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 385,738 | 1.52 | 587,245 | -34.31 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 14,450 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 24,659 | 0.10 | 43,559 | -43.39 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 575 | 0.00 | 12 | 4,691.67 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 39,495 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 4,549 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 267,330 | 1.05 | 14,695 | 1,719.19 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 81 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 9,607 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 46,016 | 0.18 | 2,741 | 1,578.80 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 324 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 408,880 | 1.61 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,938 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,183 | 0.00 | 336 | 252.08 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 117,282 | 0.46 | 56,367 | 108.07 |
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 | 20,076 | 0.08 | 66,218 | -69.68 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,055,135 | 12.05 | 580,165 | 426.60 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 10,278 | 0.04 | 10,407 | -1.24 |
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 | 851,565 | 3.36 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 129 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 1,500 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 196 220 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.62% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (98.36% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (1.39% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,747,619;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $510,004;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $131,072.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,162,994;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $29,912.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 70,807 | 0.79 | 1,233,801 | -94.26 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 162 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 13,892 | -100.00 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,520,504 | 39.29 | 1,772,885 | 98.57 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,946,605 | 55.21 | 4,436,601 | 11.50 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,472 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 13,160 | 0.15 | 43,072 | -69.45 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 282,594 | 3.15 | 151,522 | 86.50 |
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 | 2,110 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,496 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 330 | 0.00 | 1,912 | -82.74 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,145 | 0.02 | 1,075 | 99.53 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 66,874 | 0.75 | 86,413 | -22.61 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 32,062 | 0.36 | 20,435 | 56.90 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 972 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 528 | 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 | 17,567 | 0.20 | 17,007 | 3.29 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 111 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |