Russian trade in goods with Nigeria in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nigeria
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Nigeria totaled $187,955,325, up 43.55% ($57,020,054) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $177,077,524, up 46.00% ($55,795,604) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $10,877,801, up 12.68% ($1,224,450) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $166,199,723, a 48.89% increase ($54,571,154) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Nigeria was Russia’s 78th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 82nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1006% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0783% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Nigeria was Russia’s 69th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 70th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1422% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1179% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Nigeria was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 97th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0174% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0150% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Nigeria
The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria 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) - 61.84% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (75.10% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.78% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (13.43% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.65% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (8.48% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.66% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.29% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.96% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.64% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $24,055,013;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $18,176,164;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $10,019,218;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,148,996;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $915,676.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 4,335,596 | 2.45 | 4,177,278 | 3.79 |
| 10 | Cereals | 105,049,326 | 59.32 | 86,873,162 | 20.92 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 112,090 | 0.06 | 25,049 | 347.48 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 5,500 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 250 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 40,340,523 | 22.78 | 16,285,510 | 147.71 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 770,268 | 0.43 | 1,044,766 | -26.27 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 143,454 | 0.08 | 554,130 | -74.11 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 17,377,162 | 9.81 | 7,357,944 | 136.17 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,503,346 | 0.85 | 587,670 | 155.81 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 463,929 | 0.26 | 719,962 | -35.56 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,390 | 0.00 | 3,000 | 13.00 |
| 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 | 240 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 232,291 | 0.13 | 6,419 | 3,518.80 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 33,873 | 0.02 | 6,450 | 425.16 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 93,043 | 0.05 | 1,268 | 7,237.78 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 114 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 42,465 | 0.02 | 387,421 | -89.04 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 278,374 | 0.16 | 326,993 | -14.87 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,375,449 | 0.78 | 1,269,881 | 8.31 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 1,248 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 962 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 8,414 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,708,224 | 2.66 | 1,559,228 | 201.96 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,603 | 0.00 | 7,914 | -29.20 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,087 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,076 | 0.00 | 317 | 554.89 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 138,772 | 0.08 | 42,514 | 226.41 |
| 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 | 40,904 | 0.02 | 21,448 | 90.71 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,330 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 14,855 | 0.01 | 14,147 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 799 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,949 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Nigeria
The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria 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) - 98.29% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (97.52% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.63% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (2.48% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,318,058.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $52,215;
- 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $34,582.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 4,353 | 0.04 | 2,829 | 53.87 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 7,154 | 0.07 | 5,468 | 30.83 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,037 | 0.02 | 1,426 | 42.85 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 168,799 | 1.55 | 172,871 | -2.36 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 5,160 | 0.05 | 199 | 2,492.96 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 880,722 | 8.10 | 932,937 | -5.60 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 577 | 0.01 | 150 | 284.67 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 9,613,830 | 88.38 | 8,295,772 | 15.89 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 3,762 | 0.03 | 1,892 | 98.84 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,956 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,252 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,382 | 0.03 | 10,348 | -67.32 |
| 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 | 305 | 0.00 | 34,887 | -99.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 173,509 | 1.60 | 194,217 | -10.66 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 196 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,755 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 5,248 | 0.05 | 125 | 4,098.40 |