Russian trade with Nigeria 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 Nigeria in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Nigeria
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Nigeria was $421,023,619, down 45.10% ($345,910,058) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Nigeria in 2019 were $376,643,900, down 48.67% ($357,094,541) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Nigeria in 2019 totaled $44,379,719, up 33.69% ($11,184,483) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nigeria in 2019 was $332,264,181, a 52.57% decrease ($368,279,024) over 2018.
Nigeria was Russia’s 81st largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 74th in 2018), accounting for 0.0632% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1115% in 2018).
Nigeria was Russia’s 75th largest export market in 2019 (down from 64th in 2018), accounting for 0.0891% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1631% in 2018).
Nigeria was Russia’s 95th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 99th in 2018), accounting for 0.0182% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0139% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Nigeria
The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 50.91% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (56.23% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.89% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (27.89% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.73% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.33% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.49% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (4.90% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.15% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.26% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.29% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (0.47% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $32,189,877;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,896,081;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,511,513;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,496,854;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $1,132,218.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $222,681,386;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $144,805,902;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,563,722;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,380,321.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 10,232,769 | 2.72 | 8,721,256 | 17.33 |
| 10 | Cereals | 180,931,460 | 48.04 | 403,612,846 | -55.17 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 50,295 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 55,340 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 431,023 | 0.11 | 251,494 | 71.39 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 35,287 | 0.01 | 1,539 | 2,192.85 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,211 | 0.00 | 250 | 384.40 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 59,837,428 | 15.89 | 204,643,330 | -70.76 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,152,791 | 0.84 | 3,906,255 | -19.29 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 682,974 | 0.18 | 1,228,514 | -44.41 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 28,245,634 | 7.50 | 22,349,553 | 26.38 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,277,549 | 1.14 | 3,286,897 | 30.14 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,433,434 | 0.65 | 3,813,755 | -36.19 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 26,669 | 0.01 | 46,243 | -42.33 |
| 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 | 59,489 | 0.02 | 240 | 24,687.08 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 537,250 | 0.14 | 1,065,213 | -49.56 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 34,168 | 0.01 | 120,454 | -71.63 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 78,272 | 0.02 | 106,445 | -26.47 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 78 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 361,719 | 0.10 | 196,896 | 83.71 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,215,562 | 0.32 | 1,695,430 | -28.30 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,523,546 | 1.73 | 7,378,360 | -11.59 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 159 | 0.00 | 30 | 430.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 1,248 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 962 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,133,125 | 0.30 | 907 | 124,831.09 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 73,533 | 0.02 | 1,596 | 4,507.33 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 8,414 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,691 | 0.00 | 1,016 | 66.44 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 8,990 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 86 | 0.00 | 40,995 | -99.79 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 325 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 12,292 | 0.00 | 788 | 1,459.90 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 40,222,191 | 10.68 | 8,032,314 | 400.75 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 165,445 | 0.04 | 1,729,167 | -90.43 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,582 | 0.00 | 78 | 3,210.26 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 573 | 0.00 | 20 | 2,765.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 15,340 | 0.00 | 26,649 | -42.44 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 228 | 0.00 | 353 | -35.41 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,156,132 | 0.84 | 1,659,278 | 90.21 |
| 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 | 706,776 | 0.19 | 352,875 | 100.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 101,858 | 0.03 | 307,578 | -66.88 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 902,473 | 0.24 | 1,149,046 | -21.46 |
| 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 | 264,178 | 0.07 | 1,245 | 21,119.12 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 32 | 0.00 | 1,158 | -97.24 |
| SS | Classified | 30,680,925 | 8.15 | 57 988 764 | -47.09 |
Russia’s Imports from Nigeria
The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.71% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (96.77% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.91% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (3.16% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $9,209,227;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,830,598;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $635,944.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $679,145.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 13,681 | 0.03 | 6,841 | 99.99 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 43,190 | 0.10 | 29,923 | 44.34 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,836,821 | 4.14 | 6,223 | 29,416.65 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 331,916 | 0.75 | 364,833 | -9.02 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 16,912 | 0.04 | 16,216 | 4.29 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,599,010 | 10.36 | 3,963,066 | 16.05 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 130 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 40,329 | 0.09 | 9,276 | 334.77 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 36,906,975 | 83.16 | 27,697,748 | 33.25 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 7,572 | 0.02 | 12,455 | -39.21 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 11,466 | 0.03 | 6,618 | 73.25 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 51 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,352 | 0.00 | 7,978 | -83.05 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 9,209 | 0.02 | 10,624 | -13.32 |
| 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 | 37,660 | 0.08 | 928 | 3,958.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 356,888 | 0.80 | 1,036,033 | -65.55 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 25,846 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 1,393 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,240 | 0.00 | 1,537 | -19.32 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3,755 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 16,832 | 0.04 | 18,696 | -9.97 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 137 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,500 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 98,948 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 21,138 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 791 | -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 | 97 | 0.00 | 1 | 9,600.00 |