Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q1 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $91,734,704, up 264.13% ($66,542,017) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $91,734,662, up 264.13% ($66,541,975) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $42, up ∞% ($42) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $91,734,620, a 264.13% increase ($66,541,933) over the 1st quarter of 2020.
Libya was Russia’s 91st largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 111th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0594% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0177% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Libya was Russia’s 77th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 92nd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0994% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0283% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Libya was Russia’s 208th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (there were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.70% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (85.98% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.25% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (7.80% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.20% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.73% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.56% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.10% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (1.31% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $57,226,642;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,979,093;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $3,750,511;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,932,294.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $459,304.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 78,223,978 | 85.27 | 20,997,336 | 272.54 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 49,104 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 479 | 0.00 | 2,838 | -83.12 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 788,579 | 0.86 | 606,582 | 30.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 80,857 | 0.09 | 26,308 | 207.35 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 68,722 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 14,543 | 0.02 | 27,331 | -46.79 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,979,093 | 4.34 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,896,614 | 4.25 | 1,964,320 | 98.37 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 80,800 | 0.09 | 14,850 | 444.11 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 487 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 1,579 | 0.00 | 528 | 199.05 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,590 | 0.01 | 49,173 | -86.60 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 347 | 0.00 | 68,811 | -99.50 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,110 | 0.00 | 195,840 | -99.43 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 50,041 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,750,519 | 4.09 | 8 | 46,881,387.50 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 37,722 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 32,311 | 0.04 | 162 | 19,845.06 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 115 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 46,898 | 0.05 | 13,602 | 244.79 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,032 | 0.00 | 770 | 34.03 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 508 | 0.00 | 24,200 | -97.90 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 32 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 346,425 | 0.38 | 492,724 | -29.69 |
| 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 | 226,443 | 0.25 | 150,834 | 50.13 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 459,304 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 99,623 | 0.11 | 46,645 | 113.58 |
| 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 | 442 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $42.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 42 | 100.00 | 0 | ∞ |