Russian trade in goods with Ghana in Q3 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $69,685,058, up 17.99% ($10,624,212) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $50,811,605, up 37.33% ($13,812,748) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $18,873,453, down 14.45% ($3,188,536) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $31,938,152, a 113.82% increase ($17,001,284) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Ghana was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 93rd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0334% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0432% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Ghana was Russia’s 99th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 91st in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0381% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0470% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Ghana was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 85th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0251% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0381% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 33.97% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (0.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.67% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (69.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.74% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (17.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.21% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (9.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.70% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (1.16% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.61% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (2.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $17,259,581;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,990,000;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,675,087;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,602,516;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $758,454;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $192,400;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $173,532.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,694,991;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $669,250;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $359,725;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $239,032.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,250,244 | 2.46 | 1,489,276 | -16.05 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 24,660 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 15,379,620 | 30.27 | 24,074,611 | -36.12 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 173,532 | 0.34 | 0 | ∞ |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 7,028 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 192,400 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 66,552 | 0.13 | 74,326 | -10.46 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 14,341 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 357,070 | 0.70 | 429,168 | -16.80 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 77,360 | 0.15 | 746,610 | -89.64 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 115,325 | 0.23 | 22,453 | 413.63 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,990,000 | 3.92 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 7,063,582 | 13.90 | 5,388,495 | 31.09 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,047,075 | 2.06 | 288,621 | 262.79 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 137,696 | 0.27 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 17,175 | 0.03 | 25,103 | -31.58 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 92,362 | 0.18 | 28,358 | 225.70 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,187,344 | 10.21 | 3,584,828 | 44.70 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 5 | 0.00 | 21 | -76.19 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,266 | 0.00 | 10,154 | -87.53 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 299 | 0.00 | 1,190 | -74.87 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 33 | 0.00 | 218 | -84.86 |
72 | Iron and steel | 17,259,581 | 33.97 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 943 | 0.00 | 2,382 | -60.41 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2 | 0.00 | 5 | -60.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 164,392 | 0.32 | 310,214 | -47.01 |
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 | 16,136 | 0.03 | 4,593 | 251.32 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 130,598 | 0.26 | 490,323 | -73.36 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 75 | 0.00 | 1,229 | -93.90 |
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 | 44,908 | 0.09 | 26,679 | 68.33 |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.12% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (99.32% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.13% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (0.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $235,352;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $138,801.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $3,520,628;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $95,040.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 1,790 | 0.01 | 1,894 | -5.49 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 18,900 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 10,153 | 0.05 | 105,193 | -90.35 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 566 | 0.00 | 1,234 | -54.13 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18,262,639 | 96.76 | 21,783,267 | -16.16 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 53,977 | 0.29 | 2,353 | 2,193.97 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 180 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 138,801 | 0.74 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 83 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 379,432 | 2.01 | 144,080 | 163.35 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 22,268 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 3,647 | 0.02 | 4,981 | -26.78 |