Russian trade in goods with Ghana in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $77,617,942, up 74.10% ($33,035,650) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $49,864,222, up 86.75% ($23,163,563) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $27,753,720, up 55.21% ($9,872,087) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $22,110,502, a 150.71% increase ($13,291,476) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Ghana was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 104th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0334% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0275% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Ghana was Russia’s 97th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 104th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0331% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0283% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Ghana was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 93rd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0339% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0264% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 50.95% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (46.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.38% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (30.98% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.97% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (11.16% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.53% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (3.47% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.01% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (8.03% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $12,809,171;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,766,326;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,979,394;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $275,717;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $185,440;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $180,950.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,138,652;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $652,776;
- 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 $273,316;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $262,547.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 384,031 | 0.77 | 646,578 | -40.61 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 31,446 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 24,388,563 | 48.91 | 11,579,392 | 110.62 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 275,717 | 0.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 185,440 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 132,592 | 0.27 | 50,279 | 163.71 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 6,603 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,337 | 0.01 | 2,144,989 | -99.70 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 390,203 | 0.78 | 663,519 | -41.19 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 102,615 | 0.21 | 94,839 | 8.20 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 13,458,222 | 26.99 | 6,691,896 | 101.11 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 63,150 | 0.13 | 39,649 | 59.27 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 887,233 | 1.78 | 706,283 | 25.62 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 30,016 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 19,691 | 0.04 | 8,765 | 124.65 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 194,882 | 0.39 | 66,093 | 194.86 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 8,960,197 | 17.97 | 2,980,803 | 200.60 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,961 | 0.00 | 20,160 | -90.27 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8,137 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,443 | 0.02 | 16,204 | -47.90 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,949 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 14,938 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 262,678 | 0.53 | 915,454 | -71.31 |
| 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 | 133 | 0.00 | 1,039 | -87.20 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 611 | 0.00 | 9,880 | -93.82 |
| 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 | 24,649 | 0.05 | 58,234 | -57.67 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 12,504 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.56% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (98.19% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.43% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (1.75% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $9,740,219;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $392,161.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $194,118.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 799 | 0.00 | 1,987 | -59.79 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 29,634 | 0.11 | 38,576 | -23.18 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 18,609 | 0.07 | 52,783 | -64.74 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 392,161 | 1.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 16,979 | 0.06 | 33,662 | -49.56 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 27,170,815 | 97.90 | 17,430,596 | 55.88 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,300 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 115 | 0.00 | 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 | 906 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 118,577 | 0.43 | 312,695 | -62.08 |
| 52 | Cotton | 4,731 | 0.02 | 4,404 | 7.43 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 6,024 | -100.00 |