Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q4 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Malawi was $15,165,778, down 36.07% ($8,555,382) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $502,480, down 85.39% ($2,937,259) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $14,663,298, down 27.70% ($5,618,123) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $14,160,818, a 15.92% decrease ($2,680,864) over the 4th quarter of 2018.
Malawi was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 123rd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0084% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0127% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Malawi was Russia’s 158th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 147th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0004% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0028% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Malawi was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 90th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0216% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0325% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.55% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (96.37% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.02% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (3.63% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $350,418;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $149,781;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,080.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,314,873;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $124,866.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 149,781 | 29.81 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 3,314,873 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 350,418 | 69.74 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,080 | 0.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 124,866 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 122 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 39 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th 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 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,240,095;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $378,330.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 64,933 | 0.44 | 443,263 | -85.35 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 14,597,870 | 99.55 | 19,837,965 | -26.41 |
| 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 | 495 | 0.00 | 193 | 156.48 |