Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q1 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Malawi was $13,833,712, down 12.16% ($1,914,800) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $4,772, up 8.83% ($387) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $13,828,940, down 12.16% ($1,915,187) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $13,824,168, a 12.17% decrease ($1,915,574) over the 1st quarter of 2020.
Malawi was Russia’s 129th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 120th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0111% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Malawi was Russia’s 189th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 183rd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total exports (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Malawi was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 89th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0222% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0296% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 51.13% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (43.97% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 46.94% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (50.06% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.93% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (5.97% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,818;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $82;
- 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 $44.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,350;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $170;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $37.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,158 | 45.22 | 2,195 | -1.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 82 | 1.72 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 92 | 1.93 | 262 | -64.89 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 578 | 12.11 | 1,928 | -70.02 |
| 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 | 44 | 0.92 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,818 | 38.10 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi 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) - 99.98% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi 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 increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,702,869;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $133,685;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $80,380.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 326 | 0.00 | 134,011 | -99.76 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 42,500 | 0.31 | 122,880 | -65.41 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 13,783,791 | 99.67 | 15,486,660 | -11.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 90 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,249 | 0.02 | 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 | 74 | 0.00 | 486 | -84.77 |