Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q2 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malawi
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Malawi totaled $25,186,274, up 39.65% ($7,150,533) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $4,328,091, up 92.65% ($2,081,519) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $20,858,183, up 32.10% ($5,069,014) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $16,530,092, a 22.06% increase ($2,987,495) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Malawi was Russia’s 121st largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 119th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0133% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0148% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Malawi was Russia’s 137th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 132nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0038% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0032% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Malawi was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 88th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0281% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0303% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Malawi
The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.88% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (93.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (6.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,221,324.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $144,896.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 4,323,000 | 99.88 | 2,101,676 | 105.69 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,917 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 144,896 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,090 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malawi
The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (99.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $4,950,457;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $288,889.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $88,890;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $68,313.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 288,889 | 1.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 79,808 | 0.38 | 148,121 | -46.12 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 88,890 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 20,488,477 | 98.23 | 15,538,020 | 31.86 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 660 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 99 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 349 | 0.00 | 14,039 | -97.51 |