Russian trade in goods with Ghana in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $69,983,304, up 13.61% ($8,382,435) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $49,495,397, up 23.56% ($9,437,659) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $20,487,907, down 4.90% ($1,055,224) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $29,007,490, a 56.67% increase ($10,492,883) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Ghana was Russia’s 95th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 98th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0422% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0358% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Ghana was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 96th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0479% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0357% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Ghana was Russia’s 87th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0328% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0360% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 40.81% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (47.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 36.76% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (2.48% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.63% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (44.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.13% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (5.93% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 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 $17,202,686;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,257,800;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $577,626;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $181,899.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,839,596;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,347,716.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 331,424 | 0.67 | 198,947 | 66.59 |
| 10 | Cereals | 19,865,345 | 40.14 | 18,607,545 | 6.76 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 19,769 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 18,194,979 | 36.76 | 992,293 | 1,733.63 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 577,626 | 1.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 121,242 | 0.24 | 48,400 | 150.50 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 8,853,933 | 17.89 | 17,693,529 | -49.96 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 120,707 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 21,982 | 0.04 | 3,654 | 501.59 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 22,348 | 0.05 | 4,342 | 414.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 53,734 | 0.11 | 28,658 | 87.50 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 998,264 | 2.02 | 2,345,980 | -57.45 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 181,899 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 982 | 0.00 | 1,686 | -41.76 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,589 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 134 | 0.00 | 324 | -58.64 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 15,205 | 0.03 | 1,946 | 681.35 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,180 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 335 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 74,275 | 0.15 | 53,571 | 38.65 |
| 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 | 6,031 | 0.01 | 4,097 | 47.21 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 723 | 0.00 | 2,732 | -73.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 25,506 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 25,205 | 0.05 | 49,064 | -48.63 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 866 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.49% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 14) - an increase of $85,998.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,153,543.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 6,705 | 0.03 | 2,050 | 227.07 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 55,984 | 0.27 | 35,793 | 56.41 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 85,998 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 15,770 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 20,218,603 | 98.69 | 21,372,146 | -5.40 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 330 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 227 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 103,437 | 0.50 | 126,587 | -18.29 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,080 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 173 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,752 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,403 | -100.00 |