Russian trade with Saudi Arabia in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Saudi Arabia
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Saudi Arabia totaled $915,198,199, up 86.14% ($423,521,278) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2017 totaled $770,682,488, up 119.62% ($419,767,831) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2017 totaled $144,515,711, up 2.67% ($3,753,447) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Saudi Arabia in 2017 was $626,166,777, a 197.96% increase ($416,014,384) over 2016.
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 75th in 2016), accounting for 0.1567% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1051% in 2016).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 56th largest export market in 2017 (up from 70th in 2016), accounting for 0.2158% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1229% in 2016).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 76th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 75th in 2016), accounting for 0.0637% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0772% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian exports to Saudi Arabia in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 44.59% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (70.29% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 35.38% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (1.22% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.09% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (13.08% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.66% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (6.16% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.39% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (7.35% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.14% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (1.45% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2017 over 2016 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 $268,388,414;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $52,953,404;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $29,768,954;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $21,256,073;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $17,755,820;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $15,020,517;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,888,999;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $4,626,093;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,858,630;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,438,173.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $7,846,821;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $3,133,693;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,950,353.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 3,162 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 1,802 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 512,916 | 0.07 | 5,526 | 9,181.87 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 5,702,639 | 0.74 | 1,076,546 | 429.72 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 24,610 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 261,451,940 | 33.92 | 208,498,536 | 25.40 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 4,337 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 12,500 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 55,943,600 | 7.26 | 34,687,527 | 61.28 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 69,872 | 0.01 | 3,698 | 1,789.45 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 19,928,835 | 2.59 | 2,173,015 | 817.11 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 153,897 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 32,359 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 210 | 0.00 | 20,502 | -98.98 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 1,902 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 272,662,949 | 35.38 | 4,274,535 | 6,278.77 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,272,888 | 0.17 | 622,154 | 104.59 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,198,862 | 0.16 | 529,787 | 126.29 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,154,383 | 0.54 | 295,753 | 1,304.68 |
31 | Fertilizers | 427,607 | 0.06 | 610,620 | -29.97 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 48,290 | 0.01 | 209,075 | -76.90 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 267,406 | 0.03 | 1,445 | 18,405.61 |
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 | 67,714 | -100.00 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 640 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 37,093,878 | 4.81 | 40,044,231 | -7.37 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 143,545 | 0.02 | 795,003 | -81.94 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 17,729,045 | 2.30 | 2,708,528 | 554.56 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 55 | 0.00 | 271 | -79.70 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 7,365 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 12,067,914 | 1.57 | 15,201,607 | -20.61 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 994,052 | 0.13 | 2,434,627 | -59.17 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 13,049,394 | 1.69 | 8,160,395 | 59.91 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 7,399 | 0.00 | 10,525 | -29.70 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 41,342 | 0.01 | 73,764 | -43.95 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 777,330 | 0.10 | 399,208 | 94.72 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 784,835 | 0.10 | 476,979 | 64.54 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,573 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 30,206 | 0.00 | 57,189 | -47.18 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 140 | 0.00 | 1,672 | -91.63 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,533 | 0.00 | 567 | 1,052.20 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 631 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 22,189 | 0.00 | 3,155 | 603.30 |
69 | Ceramic products | 15,976 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 391 | 0.00 | 6,977 | -94.40 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 42,681,464 | 5.54 | 12,912,510 | 230.54 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 661,688 | 0.09 | 8,508,509 | -92.22 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 657 | 0.00 | 6,280 | -89.54 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 10,160 | 0.00 | 1,269 | 700.63 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 78 | 0.00 | 1,809 | -95.69 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,361 | 0.00 | 1,215 | 12.02 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 253,037 | 0.03 | 143,708 | 76.08 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 19,381 | 0.00 | 26,450 | -26.73 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,693,212 | 0.48 | 3,440,718 | 7.34 |
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 | 1,002,665 | 0.13 | 993,808 | 0.89 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,470,464 | 0.32 | 32,291 | 7,550.63 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,582,002 | 0.21 | 612,142 | 158.44 |
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 | 120,152 | 0.02 | 148,290 | -18.97 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6,088 | 0.00 | 52,430 | -88.39 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 84,585 | 0.01 | 354,658 | -76.15 |
SS | Classified | 11,643,710 | 1.51 | 27 751 | 41,857.80 |
Russia’s Imports from Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian imports from Saudi Arabia in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 94.03% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (95.71% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.80% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.70% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (0.01% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $21,851,702;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,010,504;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,271,146;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,216,183;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $728,245.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $25,599,097;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,226,279;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,150,071;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $743,309.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 396,538 | 0.27 | 150,565 | 163.37 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,382 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 18,754 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 27,303 | 0.02 | 8,891 | 207.09 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,055 | 0.00 | 746 | 577.61 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 14,503 | 0.01 | 3,891 | 272.73 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 14,276 | 0.01 | 3,289 | 334.05 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 9,598 | 0.01 | 1,314 | 630.44 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 11 | 0.00 | 49 | -77.55 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 175,581 | 0.12 | 68,112 | 157.78 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 8,622 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 168,125 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 167,353 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 45,498,072 | 31.48 | 23,646,370 | 92.41 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,616,616 | 4.58 | 606,112 | 991.65 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,959,557 | 2.05 | 4,109,628 | -27.98 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 65,798 | 0.05 | 63,497 | 3.62 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,159,612 | 0.80 | 2,385,891 | -51.40 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 78,319,406 | 54.19 | 103,918,503 | -24.63 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,271,284 | 0.88 | 138 | 921,120.29 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 750 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 379,961 | 0.26 | 313,246 | 21.30 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 4,050,473 | 2.80 | 3,801,015 | 6.56 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,620 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 216,551 | 0.15 | 501,963 | -56.86 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 11,270 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,495 | 0.01 | 7,968 | -5.94 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 664 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,814 | -100.00 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 149,751 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 70 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 728,245 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,216,183 | 0.84 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 398,076 | 0.28 | 1,141,385 | -65.12 |
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 | 276,013 | 0.19 | 725 | 37,970.76 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 20,510 | 0.01 | 3,793 | 440.73 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -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 | 173,828 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,568 | 0.00 | 3,510 | 1.65 |