Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Malawi was $20,171,314, down 21.90% ($5,655,435) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $4,800,664, up 11.86% ($509,006) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $15,370,650, down 28.63% ($6,164,441) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $10,569,986, a 38.70% decrease ($6,673,447) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Malawi was Russia’s 129th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 119th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0122% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0150% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Malawi was Russia’s 139th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 137th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0046% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0038% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Malawi was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 88th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0246% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0360% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi 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) - 99.96% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $507,106.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 4,798,764 | 99.96 | 4,291,658 | 11.82 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,740 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 160 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi 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) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,585,109;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $546,280.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 223,135 | 1.45 | 769,415 | -71.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 33,739 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 15,146,799 | 98.54 | 20,731,908 | -26.94 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -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 | 716 | 0.00 | 17 | 4,111.76 |