Russian trade with Saudi Arabia in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Saudi Arabia
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Saudi Arabia was $491,676,921, down 46.91% ($434,371,860) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 were $350,914,657, down 54.47% ($419,783,262) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2016 were $140,762,264, down 9.39% ($14,588,598) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Saudi Arabia in 2016 was $210,152,393, a 65.85% decrease ($405,194,664) over 2015.
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 75th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 65th in 2015), accounting for 0.1051% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1760% in 2015).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 70th largest export market in 2016 (down from 55th in 2015), accounting for 0.1229% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2243% in 2015).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 75th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 71st in 2015), accounting for 0.0772% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0850% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 70.29% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (75.06% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.08% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (6.88% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.35% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (4.98% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.16% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (10.51% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.45% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (0.96% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.22% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (1.19% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $7,713,481;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,714,263;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,173,015;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,299,013.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $339,057,107;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $67,007,053;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $6,565,863;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $6,404,066;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $4,927,872;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,500,528;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,461,668;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $1,677,038;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,480,207;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,439,524;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,374,509.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,802 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,526 | 0.00 | 42,274 | -86.93 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,076,546 | 0.31 | 454,543 | 136.84 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 24,610 | 0.01 | 12,710 | 93.63 |
10 | Cereals | 208,498,536 | 59.42 | 547,555,643 | -61.92 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 4,337 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 12,500 | 0.00 | 154,000 | -91.88 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 34,687,527 | 9.88 | 29,973,264 | 15.73 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3,698 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,173,015 | 0.62 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 153,897 | 0.04 | 157,491 | -2.28 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 20,502 | 0.01 | 27,005 | -24.08 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,902 | 0.00 | 1,824 | 4.28 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 81,872 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,274,535 | 1.22 | 9,202,407 | -53.55 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 622,154 | 0.18 | 1,324,447 | -53.03 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 529,787 | 0.15 | 82,104 | 545.26 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 295,753 | 0.08 | 2,757,421 | -89.27 |
31 | Fertilizers | 610,620 | 0.17 | 800,354 | -23.71 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 209,075 | 0.06 | 10,220 | 1,945.74 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,445 | 0.00 | 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 | 67,714 | 0.02 | 1 | 6,771,300.00 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 640 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 40,044,231 | 11.41 | 41,524,438 | -3.56 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 795,003 | 0.23 | 328,666 | 141.89 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,708,528 | 0.77 | 6,209,056 | -56.38 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 271 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 15,201,607 | 4.33 | 21,605,673 | -29.64 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 2,434,627 | 0.69 | 2,057,126 | 18.35 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 8,160,395 | 2.33 | 14,726,258 | -44.59 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10,525 | 0.00 | 4,644 | 126.64 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 24,591 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 73,764 | 0.02 | 551,905 | -86.63 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 399,208 | 0.11 | 466,903 | -14.50 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 73,944 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 476,979 | 0.14 | 14,296 | 3,236.45 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,068 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 57,189 | 0.02 | 75,396 | -24.15 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,672 | 0.00 | 5 | 33,340.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 567 | 0.00 | 407 | 39.31 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3,155 | 0.00 | 622 | 407.23 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 3,562 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 6,977 | 0.00 | 1,684,015 | -99.59 |
72 | Iron and steel | 12,912,510 | 3.68 | 79,919,563 | -83.84 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,508,509 | 2.42 | 795,028 | 970.22 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6,280 | 0.00 | 19,085 | -67.09 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,269 | 0.00 | 702 | 80.77 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,809 | 0.00 | 331 | 446.53 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,215 | 0.00 | 2,489 | -51.19 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 143,708 | 0.04 | 271,329 | -47.04 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 26,450 | 0.01 | 11,743 | 125.24 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,440,718 | 0.98 | 2,141,705 | 60.65 |
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 | 993,808 | 0.28 | 1,820,270 | -45.40 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 32,291 | 0.01 | 1,406,800 | -97.70 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 612,142 | 0.17 | 2,051,666 | -70.16 |
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 | 148,290 | 0.04 | 71 | 208,759.15 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 52,430 | 0.01 | 1,430 | 3,566.43 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 354,658 | 0.10 | 247,593 | 43.24 |
SS | Classified | 27,751 | 0.01 | 16 933 | 63.89 |
Russia’s Imports from Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian imports from Saudi Arabia in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 95.71% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (93.12% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.70% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.78% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.81% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.04% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.22% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (1.76% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $11,410,943;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,877,265;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $501,645.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $20,205,982;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,691,121;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,416,418;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,976,678;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $516,631.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 150,565 | 0.11 | 207,778 | -27.54 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 18,754 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 8,891 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 746 | 0.00 | 6,095 | -87.76 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,891 | 0.00 | 8,137 | -52.18 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 3,289 | 0.00 | 2,269 | 44.95 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,314 | 0.00 | 7,342 | -82.10 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 49 | 0.00 | 52 | -5.77 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 68,112 | 0.05 | 117,427 | -42.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 23,646,370 | 16.80 | 12,235,427 | 93.26 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 606,112 | 0.43 | 3,297,233 | -81.62 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,109,628 | 2.92 | 4,399,232 | -6.58 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 63,497 | 0.05 | 82,036 | -22.60 |
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 | 21,112 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,385,891 | 1.69 | 508,626 | 369.09 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 103,918,503 | 73.83 | 124,124,485 | -16.28 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 138 | 0.00 | 93 | 48.39 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 313,246 | 0.22 | 2,729,664 | -88.52 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 559 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 3,801,015 | 2.70 | 4,317,646 | -11.97 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 253 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 260 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 501,963 | 0.36 | 318 | 157,750.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,968 | 0.01 | 3,133 | 154.32 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 2,814 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 108,448 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,141,385 | 0.81 | 3,118,063 | -63.39 |
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 | 725 | 0.00 | 53,398 | -98.64 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,793 | 0.00 | 459 | 726.36 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,510 | 0.00 | 1,303 | 169.38 |