Russian trade in goods with Ghana in Q3 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $61,600,869, up 25.45% ($12,498,261) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $40,057,738, up 34.37% ($10,245,131) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $21,543,131, up 11.68% ($2,253,130) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $18,514,607, a 75.95% increase ($7,992,001) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Ghana was Russia’s 98th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 102nd in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0358% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0336% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Ghana was Russia’s 96th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 95th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0357% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0349% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Ghana was Russia’s 87th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0360% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0317% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.00% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (53.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 44.31% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (24.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.93% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (7.64% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.48% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (13.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $10,457,560;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,825,828.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $3,144,288.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 198,947 | 0.50 | 131,634 | 51.14 |
10 | Cereals | 18,607,545 | 46.45 | 15,781,717 | 17.91 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 87,570 | -100.00 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 19,769 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 992,293 | 2.48 | 4,136,581 | -76.01 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 48,400 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 17,693,529 | 44.17 | 7,235,969 | 144.52 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,654 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,342 | 0.01 | 20,583 | -78.90 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 527 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 28,658 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,345,980 | 5.86 | 2,276,724 | 3.04 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,686 | 0.00 | 696 | 142.24 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 324 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,946 | 0.00 | 4,276 | -54.49 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 335 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 53,571 | 0.13 | 31,706 | 68.96 |
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 | 4,097 | 0.01 | 40,200 | -89.81 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,732 | 0.01 | 49,202 | -94.45 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,032 | -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 | 49,064 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 866 | 0.00 | 11,190 | -92.26 |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.38% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.48% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,250,570.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,050 | 0.01 | 559 | 266.73 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 35,793 | 0.17 | 64,894 | -44.84 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 910 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,589 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 21,372,146 | 99.21 | 19,121,576 | 11.77 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 524 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 227 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 126,587 | 0.59 | 68,760 | 84.10 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 173 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,752 | 0.02 | 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 | 1,403 | 0.01 | 31,189 | -95.50 |