Russian trade with Libya in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $227,106,593, up 68.00% ($91,923,385) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Libya in 2018 totaled $227,091,258, up 67.99% ($91,908,231) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Libya in 2018 totaled $15,335, up 8,372.38% ($15,154) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in 2018 was $227,075,923, a 67.98% increase ($91,893,077) over 2017.
Libya was Russia’s 97th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 107th in 2017), accounting for 0.0330% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0231% in 2017).
Libya was Russia’s 88th largest export market in 2018 (up from 91st in 2017), accounting for 0.0505% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0379% in 2017).
Libya was Russia’s 188th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 224th in 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 43.56% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (85.67% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 37.97% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (2.77% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.57% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.17% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.41% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (2.98% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.84% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (7.84% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $82,469,936;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $23,585,274;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $3,756,556;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1,280,900;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $817,151;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $706,095.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $18,331,352;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $4,264,132.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
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07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 20,234 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 71,701 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 95,257,726 | 41.95 | 113,589,078 | -16.14 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 15,860 | 0.01 | 33,732 | -52.98 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,495,781 | 1.10 | 1,936,248 | 28.90 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 121,855 | 0.05 | 201,724 | -39.59 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 52,258 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,673 | 0.00 | 4,976 | 14.01 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 868,835 | 0.38 | 51,684 | 1,581.05 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 34,340 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,746,936 | 3.41 | 3,990,380 | 94.14 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 57,688 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 23,585,274 | 10.39 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,650 | 0.00 | 71,604 | -86.52 |
31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 8,370 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 26,428 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 281,083 | 0.12 | 42,861 | 555.80 |
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 | 19,493 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 47,677 | 0.02 | 80,261 | -40.60 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 507 | 0.00 | 212 | 139.15 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,486 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 13,246 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 99,678 | 0.04 | 9,926 | 904.21 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,330,082 | 2.79 | 10,594,214 | -40.25 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 3,952 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 70,835 | 0.03 | 361 | 19,521.88 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,920,600 | 0.85 | 639,700 | 200.23 |
72 | Iron and steel | 86,205,554 | 37.96 | 3,735,618 | 2,207.67 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 14,420 | 0.01 | 8,410 | 71.46 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 106 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,171 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 100 | 0.00 | 4,831 | -97.93 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 13,287 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 707,565 | 0.31 | 1,470 | 48,033.67 |
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 | 628,181 | 0.28 | 72,442 | 767.15 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 367,820 | 0.16 | 8,599 | 4,177.47 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 34,170 | 0.02 | 26,869 | 27.17 |
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 | 3,736 | 0.00 | 2,367 | 57.84 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 20,956 | 0.01 | 2,333 | 798.24 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 95.07% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (0.00% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.93% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (0.00% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (100.00% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $14,579;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $756.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $181.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
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08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 14,579 | 95.07 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 756 | 4.93 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 181 | -100.00 |