Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q1 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $13,531,033, up 121.09% ($7,410,961) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $11,526,047, up 1,096.18% ($10,562,478) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $2,004,986, down 61.12% ($3,151,517) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade balance with Nicaragua went from a deficit of $4,192,934 in the 1st quarter of 2018, to a surplus of $9,521,061 in the 1st quarter of 2019.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 128th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 140th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0086% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0039% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 113th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 152nd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0110% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0009% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 116th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 103rd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0038% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0094% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.14% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.76% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (57.42% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.05% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.05% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (33.66% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (5.06% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,854,000;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,369,899;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $720,587;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $555,356;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $466,795.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $309,227;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $37,204.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 7,854,000 | 68.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 466,795 | 4.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,369,899 | 11.89 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,010,756 | 8.77 | 455,400 | 121.95 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 818,497 | 7.10 | 97,910 | 735.97 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 37,204 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 25,258 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 5,883 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 17,428 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 149 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 13,015 | -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 | 6,100 | 0.05 | 2,095 | 191.17 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 309,227 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.64% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (97.97% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.83% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (1.90% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $422,638;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $66,464.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 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 $3,321,269;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $233,486;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $58,356;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $20,847;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $7,468;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $6,768.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 811,438 | 40.47 | 388,800 | 108.70 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 270 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 6,768 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 973,771 | 48.57 | 1,207,257 | -19.34 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 3,321,269 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,490 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 31,327 | 1.56 | 89,683 | -65.07 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 17,093 | 0.85 | 37,940 | -54.95 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 557 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 124,939 | 6.23 | 58,475 | 113.66 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 32,029 | 1.60 | 39,497 | -18.91 |
| 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 | 9,771 | 0.49 | 6,814 | 43.40 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 276 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |