Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Malawi totaled $23,721,160, up 28.39% ($5,245,928) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $3,439,739, down 0.78% ($26,899) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $20,281,421, up 35.13% ($5,272,827) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $16,841,682, a 45.92% increase ($5,299,726) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Malawi was Russia’s 123rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 124th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0127% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0111% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Malawi was Russia’s 147th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 139th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0028% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0034% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Malawi was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 93rd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0325% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0233% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.37% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.63% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $124,866.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $151,765.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 3,314,873 | 96.37 | 3,466,638 | -4.38 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 124,866 | 3.63 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) 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 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $5,057,100;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $228,232.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 12,633 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 443,263 | 2.19 | 215,031 | 106.14 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 19,837,965 | 97.81 | 14,780,865 | 34.21 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 47 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 193 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |