Russian trade with Qatar in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $82,605,597, up 4.84% ($3,814,559) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2019 totaled $46,090,550, up 8.84% ($3,744,153) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2019 totaled $36,515,047, up 0.19% ($70,406) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Qatar in 2019 was $9,575,503, a 62.25% increase ($3,673,747) over 2018.
Qatar was Russia’s 123rd largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 128th in 2018), accounting for 0.0124% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0115% in 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 119th largest export market in 2019 (up from 121st in 2018), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0094% in 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in 2019 (down from 97th in 2018), accounting for 0.0150% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0153% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 59.66% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (72.67% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 20.21% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (7.41% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.07% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (6.51% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.55% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.23% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.30% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.25% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.77% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.64% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,335,243;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,051,823;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $693,497;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $659,298;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $462,134;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $418,798;
- 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 $398,828;
- 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 $274,796;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $158,256;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $145,205.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,046,222;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $792,075;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $782,462;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $728,796;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $303,128;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $283,108;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $194,377.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 117,660 | 0.26 | 35,336 | 232.97 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 737,717 | 1.60 | 78,419 | 840.74 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 554,841 | 1.20 | 857,969 | -35.33 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 8,420 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 97,022 | 0.21 | 24,000 | 304.26 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,416,738 | 7.41 | 3,699,846 | -7.65 |
10 | Cereals | 21,374,738 | 46.38 | 25,420,960 | -15.92 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,694 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 10,483 | 0.02 | 42,973 | -75.61 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 513,998 | 1.12 | 51,864 | 891.05 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 9,126 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 53,086 | 0.12 | 1,966 | 2,600.20 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 399,252 | 0.87 | 505,686 | -21.05 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 199,730 | 0.43 | 54,525 | 266.31 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,638,000 | 3.55 | 944,503 | 73.42 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 398,828 | 0.87 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 12,384 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 64,292 | 0.14 | 23,351 | 175.33 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 156,600 | 0.34 | 97,972 | 59.84 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 70,193 | 0.15 | 59,647 | 17.68 |
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 | 34,147 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 583,626 | 1.27 | 1,312,422 | -55.53 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 79,311 | 0.17 | 196,335 | -59.60 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 132,916 | 0.29 | 97,123 | 36.85 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 801 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 917,485 | 1.99 | 1,709,560 | -46.33 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 359,455 | 0.78 | 240,467 | 49.48 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 899 | 0.00 | 16,308 | -94.49 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 7,200 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 2,177 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 31,543 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 9,429 | 0.02 | 3,744 | 151.84 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 178,434 | 0.39 | 142,206 | 25.48 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 237 | 0.00 | 228 | 3.95 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,568 | 0.00 | 4,585 | -65.80 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,106 | 0.00 | 350 | 216.00 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 1,150 | 0.00 | 120 | 858.33 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 65,612 | 0.14 | 130,047 | -49.55 |
69 | Ceramic products | 61,546 | 0.13 | 32,032 | 92.14 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 593,528 | 1.29 | 515,195 | 15.20 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 504 | 0.00 | 64,353 | -99.22 |
72 | Iron and steel | 8,745,256 | 18.97 | 2,410,013 | 262.87 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 386,974 | 0.84 | 436,225 | -11.29 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 164,052 | 0.36 | 5,796 | 2,730.43 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 2,365 | 0.01 | 498 | 374.90 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,223 | 0.01 | 77,404 | -93.25 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,904 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 8,004 | 0.02 | 202,381 | -96.05 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,673 | 0.00 | 5,753 | -70.92 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,611,626 | 3.50 | 559,803 | 187.89 |
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 | 1,075,475 | 2.33 | 800,679 | 34.32 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 458,846 | 1.00 | 1,241,308 | -63.04 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 573,887 | 1.25 | 155,089 | 270.04 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 42 | 0.00 | 160 | -73.75 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 83 | 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 | 66,131 | 0.14 | 19,726 | 235.25 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 24,278 | 0.05 | 5,627 | 331.46 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,315 | 0.02 | 10,434 | -29.89 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 65,488 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 38,141 | 0.08 | 2 600 | 1,366.96 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 60.38% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (65.40% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 39.55% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (32.70% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.01% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (1.89% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,144,665.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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) - a decrease of $1,787,366;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1,305,216;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $682,428;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $404,335.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 7,659 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,745 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 456 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 358 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 529 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,299 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,301 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 564 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 22,047,438 | 60.38 | 23,834,804 | -7.50 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 505,394 | 1.38 | 1,810,610 | -72.09 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 7,635,259 | 20.91 | 3,490,594 | 118.74 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 387 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,121,062 | 3.07 | 1,525,397 | -26.51 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,180,412 | 14.19 | 5,091,488 | 1.75 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 235 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 364 | 0.00 | 922 | -60.52 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,404 | 0.01 | 233 | 1,360.94 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,171 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 878 | 0.00 | 379 | 131.66 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 253 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 47 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,814 | 0.01 | 686,242 | -99.44 |
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 | 463 | 0.00 | 3,765 | -87.70 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 207 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 555 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |