Russian trade with Zimbabwe in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe totaled $48,749,978, up 47.28% ($15,650,110) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2020 were $2,997,838, down 6.78% ($217,874) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2020 totaled $45,752,140, up 53.10% ($15,867,984) from 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in 2020 was $42,754,302, a 60.32% increase ($16,085,858) over 2019.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 137th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 144th in 2019), accounting for 0.0086% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0050% in 2019).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 165th largest export market in 2020 (up from 166th in 2019), accounting for 0.0009% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0008% in 2019).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 101st in 2019), accounting for 0.0198% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0123% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 88.77% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (49.46% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.58% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (5.26% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.54% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (26.34% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (18.83% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $869,069;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $207,788;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $36,039;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $20,769.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $792,126;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $374,644;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $148,333;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $82,691.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 82,691 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 374,644 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 148,333 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,107 | 0.07 | 7,862 | -73.20 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,414,687 | 80.55 | 1,545,618 | 56.23 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 242,408 | 8.09 | 34,620 | 600.20 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,818 | 0.06 | 2,190 | -16.99 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 28 | 0.00 | 76 | -63.16 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 46,116 | 1.54 | 54,985 | -16.13 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 792,126 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 79 | 0.00 | 129 | -38.76 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,118 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 184,338 | 6.15 | 148,299 | 24.30 |
| 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 | 4,268 | 0.14 | 2,996 | 42.46 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 38,606 | 1.29 | 17,837 | 116.44 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 3,060 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 60,323 | 2.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.92% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (99.27% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $14,903,126;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,241,864;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $181,609.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $200,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 98,852 | 0.22 | 109,160 | -9.44 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 66,686 | 0.15 | 114,348 | -41.68 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 936,800 | 2.05 | 755,191 | 24.05 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,798,399 | 6.12 | 1,556,535 | 79.78 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 5,618 | 0.01 | 12,956 | -56.64 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 14,189 | 0.03 | 16,487 | -13.94 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,899 | 0.03 | 21,445 | -44.51 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 200,000 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 41,781,852 | 91.32 | 26,878,726 | 55.45 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 28,076 | 0.06 | 88,970 | -68.44 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 785 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,776 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 6,252 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 800 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 129,844 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 156 | 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 | 494 | -100.00 |