Russian trade with Ghana in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $212,553,585, up 4.56% ($9,273,970) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2019 totaled $123,821,689, up 12.52% ($13,774,285) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2019 were $88,731,896, down 4.83% ($4,500,315) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in 2019 was $35,089,793, a 108.68% increase ($18,274,600) over 2018.
Ghana was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in 2019 (just as in 2018), accounting for 0.0319% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0295% in 2018).
Ghana was Russia’s 98th largest export market in 2019 (up from 103rd in 2018), accounting for 0.0293% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0245% in 2018).
Ghana was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in 2019 (down from 87th in 2018), accounting for 0.0364% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0391% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 35.44% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (56.55% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.03% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (26.87% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 16.38% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (3.91% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.01% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (10.20% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.92% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (0.03% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.98% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (2.12% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2019 over 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 $15,988,620;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $9,191,791;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,003,564;
- 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 $1,709,315;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $826,583;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $493,784.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $18,890,985;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,421,540;
- 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) - a decrease of $896,549.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,348,272 | 1.09 | 854,488 | 57.79 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 57,348 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 11,880 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 42,026 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 42,429,056 | 34.27 | 61,320,041 | -30.81 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 19,769 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 32,175 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 20,287,594 | 16.38 | 4,298,974 | 371.92 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,996,117 | 1.61 | 286,802 | 595.99 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 385,063 | 0.31 | 201,582 | 91.02 |
31 | Fertilizers | 38,145,148 | 30.81 | 28,953,357 | 31.75 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 198,613 | 0.16 | 53,901 | 268.48 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 46,924 | 0.04 | 5,334 | 779.72 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 52,933 | 0.04 | 52,887 | 0.09 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 70,862 | 0.06 | 12,831 | 452.27 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 163,807 | 0.13 | 54,423 | 200.99 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 9,751,657 | 7.88 | 11,173,197 | -12.72 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 181,899 | 0.15 | 239,452 | -24.04 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 38 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,459 | 0.00 | 4,499 | 21.34 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,658 | 0.00 | 1,694 | 56.91 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 335 | 0.00 | 383 | -12.53 |
72 | Iron and steel | 6,003,564 | 4.85 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 63,646 | 0.05 | 25,904 | 145.70 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2 | 0.00 | 203 | -99.01 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,789 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,555 | 0.00 | 1,140 | 124.12 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 18,511 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 411 | 0.00 | 1,719 | -76.09 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 706,345 | 0.57 | 522,720 | 35.13 |
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 | 37,124 | 0.03 | 933,673 | -96.02 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,683,387 | 1.36 | 856,804 | 96.47 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 26,652 | 0.02 | 23,973 | 11.18 |
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 | 109,865 | 0.09 | 104,762 | 4.87 |
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 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.32% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.39% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $4,590,841.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 15,442 | 0.02 | 3,818 | 304.45 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 957 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 252,623 | 0.28 | 274,749 | -8.05 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 85,999 | 0.10 | 54,374 | 58.16 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 41,408 | 0.05 | 9,324 | 344.10 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 87,729,893 | 98.87 | 92,320,734 | -4.97 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,826 | 0.00 | 2,723 | -32.94 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 215 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 166 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,068 | 0.00 | 452 | 136.28 |
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 | 600 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 227 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 466,991 | 0.53 | 543,298 | -14.05 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 2,767 | -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 | 128,605 | 0.14 | 2,897 | 4,339.25 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,868 | 0.00 | 173 | 1,557.80 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 513 | 0.00 | 6,067 | -91.54 |
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 | 9,198 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 69 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 4,060 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |