Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q2 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Malawi totaled $21,373,512, up 122.07% ($11,748,680) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $5,489,085, up 639.70% ($4,747,013) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $15,884,427, up 78.82% ($7,001,667) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $10,395,342, a 27.70% increase ($2,254,654) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Malawi was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 124th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0153% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0088% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Malawi was Russia’s 125th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 144th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0065% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0011% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Malawi was Russia’s 89th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 93rd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0285% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0210% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.76% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (98.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.24% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (1.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,635,029;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $122,959.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 5,366,126 | 97.76 | 731,097 | 633.98 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 10,960 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 122,959 | 2.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (100.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $6,923,790.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 24 | 0.00 | 20 | 20.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 80,923 | 0.51 | 33,427 | 142.09 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 72 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 30,400 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 15,773,000 | 99.30 | 8,849,210 | 78.24 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 69 | 0.00 | 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 | 11 | 0.00 | 31 | -64.52 |