Russian trade with Angola in 2019
February 14, 2020
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Angola in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Angola
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Angola was $79,115,304, down 0.45% ($356,781) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Angola in 2019 totaled $49,652,256, up 0.37% ($182,973) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Angola in 2019 were $29,463,048, down 1.80% ($539,754) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Angola in 2019 was $20,189,208, a 3.71% increase ($722,727) over 2018.
Angola was Russia’s 124th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 127th in 2018), accounting for 0.0119% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0115% in 2018).
Angola was Russia’s 117th largest export market in 2019 (up from 120th in 2018), accounting for 0.0117% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0110% in 2018).
Angola was Russia’s 102nd largest supplier in 2019 (down from 101st in 2018), accounting for 0.0121% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0126% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Angola
The major share of Russian exports to Angola in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 41.48% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (26.00% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.73% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (19.94% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.05% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (28.99% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.43% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (11.11% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.57% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (2.02% in 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.17% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (0.01% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.96% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (10.41% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Angola in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $5,900,182;
- 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 (HS code 85) - an increase of $3,957,239;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,689,121;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,609,256;
- 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 $1,073,567;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $280,746;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $194,000;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $152,697;
- 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 $150,440.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Angola in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $6,032,526;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $4,150,814;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,394,426;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,208,906;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,042,763;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $993,038;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $829,749;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $337,471.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 554,569 | 1.12 | 1,597,332 | -65.28 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 280,746 | 0.57 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 142,184 | 0.29 | 152,822 | -6.96 |
| 10 | Cereals | 15,609,398 | 31.44 | 9,709,216 | 60.77 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,009,851 | 8.08 | 1,400,595 | 186.30 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 51 | 0.00 | 22,380 | -99.77 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 974,734 | 1.96 | 5,125,548 | -80.98 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 612,607 | 1.23 | 462,167 | 32.55 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 24,068 | 0.05 | 32,182 | -25.21 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 194,000 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,768,874 | 3.56 | 3,163,300 | -44.08 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 217 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 14,125 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,201,069 | 2.42 | 1,244,730 | -3.51 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 22,675 | 0.05 | 127,687 | -82.24 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 348,698 | 0.70 | 466,737 | -25.29 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 109 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,754 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 152,697 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8,308,043 | 16.73 | 14,340,569 | -42.07 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 38 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 132,359 | 0.27 | 106,366 | 24.44 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 969 | 0.00 | 20 | 4,745.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,532 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 8,000 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,223 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 494 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 27,216 | 0.05 | 5,481 | 396.55 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 10,980 | 0.02 | 63,162 | -82.62 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 953 | 0.00 | 124,337 | -99.23 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,078,955 | 2.17 | 5,388 | 19,925.15 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,742,934 | 5.52 | 53,813 | 4,997.16 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 302,179 | 0.61 | 639,650 | -52.76 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 595 | 0.00 | 1,008 | -40.97 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,823 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,932 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 42,134 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 211,294 | 0.43 | 245,599 | -13.97 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,737 | 0.00 | 15,893 | -89.07 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,422,613 | 4.88 | 3,252,362 | -25.51 |
| 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 | 5,606,295 | 11.29 | 1,649,056 | 239.97 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,208,559 | 2.43 | 2,417,465 | -50.01 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,552,047 | 3.13 | 2,545,085 | -39.02 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 61 | 0.00 | 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 | 106,663 | 0.21 | 70,412 | 51.48 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,628 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 9,531 | 0.02 | 376 964 | -97.47 |
Russia’s Imports from Angola
The major share of Russian imports from Angola in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 99.51% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (99.65% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Angola in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $109,480.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Angola in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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) - a decrease of $581,489.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 21,855 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 123,142 | 0.42 | 13,662 | 801.35 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 29,317,556 | 99.51 | 29,899,045 | -1.94 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,312 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,803 | 0.01 | 31,123 | -87.78 |
| 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 | 11,808 | 0.04 | 26,460 | -55.37 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 0 | 0.00 | 9,202 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 85 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,654 | 0.02 | 51 | 12,947.06 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | -100.00 |