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Russian trade in goods with Ghana in Q2 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Ghana in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Ghana

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $55,023,748, up 29.93% ($12,675,191) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $34,502,699, up 40.58% ($9,959,432) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $20,521,049, up 15.25% ($2,715,759) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $13,981,650, a 107.51% increase ($7,243,673) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Ghana was Russia’s 93rd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 99th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0451% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0265% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Ghana was Russia’s 86th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 98th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0493% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0244% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Ghana was Russia’s 85th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 88th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0394% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0300% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Ghana

The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.70% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (45.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.87% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (8.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.88% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (16.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.98% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (4.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.49% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (0.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (24.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,621,591;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,842,692;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,489,269;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $854,111;
  • 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 $820,011;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $325,911;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $135,660.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,003,564;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $335,555.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 377,988 1.10 365,4713.42
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 11,880-100.00
10 Cereals 9,433,274 27.34 1,811,683420.69
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 39,164 0.11 0
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,489,269 4.32 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 682,190 1.98 1,017,745-32.97
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 853,605 2.47 33,5942,440.94
29 Organic chemicals 195,987 0.57 60,327224.87
31 Fertilizers 15,828,652 45.88 10,985,96044.08
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 77,865 0.23 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,997 0.01 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 111,106 0.32 23,424374.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,242 0.01 2,40234.97
40 Rubber and articles thereof 74,544 0.22 11,411553.26
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 27,145-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,790,568 13.88 3,936,45721.70
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,300 0.01 2801,078.57
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 6,003,564-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 22,021-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,201-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 2,627-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 181,991 0.53 205,744-11.54
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 4,270 0.01 19,331-77.91
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 325,911 0.94 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,205 0.01 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 25,571 0.07 0

Russia’s Imports from Ghana

The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.65% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,406,772;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $129,974;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $98,960.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 376 0.00 2,700-86.07
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 69,362 0.34 13,174426.51
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 35,047 0.17 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,786 0.02 8,701-44.99
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 20,133,631 98.11 17,726,85913.58
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 1,260-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 738-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 176,834 0.86 46,860277.37
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,053 0.01 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 2,130-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 2,868-100.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 98,960 0.48 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia