Russian trade with Ethiopia in 2020
February 14, 2021
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 Ethiopia in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $49,052,346, down 27.75% ($18,837,392) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2020 were $26,562,274, down 36.25% ($15,107,228) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2020 were $22,490,072, down 14.23% ($3,730,164) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in 2020 was $4,072,202, a 73.64% decrease ($11,377,064) over 2019.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 136th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 129th in 2019), accounting for 0.0086% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0102% in 2019).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 132nd largest export market in 2020 (down from 123rd in 2019), accounting for 0.0079% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0099% in 2019).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 106th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 105th in 2019), accounting for 0.0097% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0108% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 42.79% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (31.65% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.13% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (5.26% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.21% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (51.72% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.30% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.98% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.19% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (8.51% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,035,500;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $861,505;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $649,596;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $294,286;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $205,206;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $152,362.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $18,349,397;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,057,198;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,639,383;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $269,845;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $175,200.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 175,200 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 11,079,659 | 41.71 | 12,719,042 | -12.89 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 286,444 | 1.08 | 294,735 | -2.81 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 269,845 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 13,374 | 0.05 | 1,960 | 582.35 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 538 | 0.00 | 1,076 | -50.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 782,613 | 2.95 | 133,017 | 488.36 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,879 | 0.01 | 4,324 | -33.42 |
| 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 | 650 | 0.00 | 1,924 | -66.22 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 295,001 | 1.11 | 715 | 41,158.88 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,522 | 0.02 | 26,842 | -75.70 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,101,824 | 4.15 | 240,319 | 358.48 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,429,063 | 5.38 | 1,276,701 | 11.93 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 44 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 213,153 | 0.80 | 2,270,351 | -90.61 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 689 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 6,502 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2 | 0.00 | 16,033 | -99.99 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,275 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 4,862 | 0.02 | 173 | 2,710.40 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,185,920 | 11.99 | 21,535,317 | -85.21 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 46,836 | 0.18 | 11,628 | 302.79 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 218 | 0.00 | 647 | -66.31 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 10 | 0.00 | 79 | -87.34 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,518 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 6,048 | 0.02 | 5,399 | 12.02 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,813,217 | 21.89 | 1,777,717 | 227.00 |
| 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 | 285,177 | 1.07 | 307,006 | -7.11 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 261,188 | 0.98 | 55,982 | 366.56 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 50,185 | 0.19 | 52,752 | -4.87 |
| 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 | 577 | 0.00 | 10 | 5,670.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 589 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 1,689,832 | 6.36 | 483 541 | 249.47 |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.40% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (91.24% in 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.22% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (8.39% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $395,226.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $2,094,816;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $1,069,960;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $461,663;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $237,687;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $163,823;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $132,602.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 977,790 | 4.35 | 1,215,477 | -19.56 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,380,258 | 10.58 | 4,475,074 | -46.81 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 17,035 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 15,747,221 | 70.02 | 16,817,181 | -6.36 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 884,301 | 3.93 | 1,345,964 | -34.30 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 98,750 | 0.44 | 69,383 | 42.33 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 68,618 | 0.31 | 75,182 | -8.73 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 5,578 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,000 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,724,420 | 7.67 | 1,329,194 | 29.73 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 574,233 | 2.55 | 738,056 | -22.20 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 491 | 0.00 | 133,093 | -99.63 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 6,444 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 3,004 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 1,465 | 0.01 | 546 | 168.32 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 156 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 461 | 0.00 | 405 | 13.83 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 19,525 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |