Russian trade with Nigeria in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nigeria
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Nigeria totaled $461,384,023, up 9.59% ($40,360,404) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Nigeria in 2020 totaled $423,585,015, up 12.46% ($46,941,115) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Nigeria in 2020 were $37,799,008, down 14.83% ($6,580,711) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nigeria in 2020 was $385,786,007, a 16.11% increase ($53,521,826) over 2019.
Nigeria was Russia’s 80th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 81st in 2019), accounting for 0.0813% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0632% in 2019).
Nigeria was Russia’s 67th largest export market in 2020 (up from 75th in 2019), accounting for 0.1259% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0891% in 2019).
Nigeria was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 95th in 2019), accounting for 0.0163% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0182% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Nigeria
The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 52.18% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (50.91% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.34% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (10.49% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.83% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (10.73% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.31% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (15.89% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.81% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.29% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.97% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (2.15% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $38,428,718;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $26,255,555;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,105,147;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $3,249,908;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,169,371;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $1,896,298;
- 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 $1,461,899.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in 2020 over 2019 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 $16,593,974;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,106,243;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,016,543.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 10,252,562 | 2.42 | 10,232,769 | 0.19 |
10 | Cereals | 207,187,015 | 48.91 | 180,931,460 | 14.51 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,249,908 | 0.77 | 0 | ∞ |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 50,295 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 23,200 | 0.01 | 55,340 | -58.08 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 39,534 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,809 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 247,298 | 0.06 | 431,023 | -42.63 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 33,219 | 0.01 | 35,287 | -5.86 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 409,652 | 0.10 | 1,211 | 33,727.58 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 43,243,454 | 10.21 | 59,837,428 | -27.73 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,753,255 | 0.65 | 3,152,791 | -12.67 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 877,513 | 0.21 | 682,974 | 28.48 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 26,229,091 | 6.19 | 28,245,634 | -7.14 |
31 | Fertilizers | 42,706,267 | 10.08 | 4,277,549 | 898.38 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,329,732 | 1.02 | 2,433,434 | 77.93 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 86,359 | 0.02 | 26,669 | 223.82 |
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 | 7,425 | 0.00 | 59,489 | -87.52 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 277 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 570,370 | 0.13 | 537,250 | 6.16 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 24,374 | 0.01 | 34,168 | -28.66 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 104,287 | 0.02 | 78,272 | 33.24 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 972 | 0.00 | 78 | 1,146.15 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 89,958 | 0.02 | 361,719 | -75.13 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 581,103 | 0.14 | 1,215,562 | -52.19 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,417,303 | 0.81 | 6,523,546 | -47.62 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 159 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 117,907 | 0.03 | 1,133,125 | -89.59 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 73,533 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 968 | 0.00 | 1,691 | -42.76 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 86 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 967 | 0.00 | 325 | 197.54 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 12 | 0.00 | 12,292 | -99.90 |
72 | Iron and steel | 49,327,338 | 11.65 | 40,222,191 | 22.64 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 486,880 | 0.11 | 165,445 | 194.29 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,582 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 276,342 | 0.07 | 573 | 48,127.23 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,052 | 0.00 | 15,340 | -80.10 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 481 | 0.00 | 228 | 110.96 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,325,503 | 1.26 | 3,156,132 | 68.74 |
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 | 2,168,675 | 0.51 | 706,776 | 206.84 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 763 | 0.00 | 101,858 | -99.25 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 154,700 | 0.04 | 902,473 | -82.86 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 940 | 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 | 207,864 | 0.05 | 264,178 | -21.32 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 14,189 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 12,402 | 0.00 | 32 | 38,656.25 |
SS | Classified | 19,019,095 | 4.49 | 30 680 925 | -38.01 |
Russia’s Imports from Nigeria
The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.07% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (98.71% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.39% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (0.91% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.23% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (0.27% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $571,735;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $367,687.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $5,279,908;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1,388,748;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,044,406.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,653 | 0.01 | 13,681 | -73.30 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 91,521 | 0.24 | 43,190 | 111.90 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 792,415 | 2.10 | 1,836,821 | -56.86 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 903,651 | 2.39 | 331,916 | 172.25 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 20,377 | 0.05 | 16,912 | 20.49 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,210,262 | 8.49 | 4,599,010 | -30.20 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 15,292 | 0.04 | 40,329 | -62.08 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 31,627,067 | 83.67 | 36,906,975 | -14.31 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 16,219 | 0.04 | 7,572 | 114.20 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 9,238 | 0.02 | 11,466 | -19.43 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 841 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,733 | 0.01 | 1,352 | 102.14 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 151 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 76,115 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 11,602 | 0.03 | 9,209 | 25.99 |
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 | 834 | 0.00 | 37,660 | -97.79 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 436,709 | 1.16 | 356,888 | 22.37 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 77,578 | 0.21 | 25,846 | 200.15 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,240 | -100.00 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 25,193 | 0.07 | 16,832 | 49.67 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 137 | -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 | 7,454 | 0.02 | 2,500 | 198.16 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 466,635 | 1.23 | 98,948 | 371.60 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 21,138 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 650 | 0.00 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 97 | -100.00 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 2,818 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |