Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $88,547,601, up 93.72% ($42,837,717) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $88,547,423, up 93.72% ($42,837,581) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $178, up 323.81% ($136) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $88,547,245, a 93.72% increase ($42,837,445) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Libya was Russia’s 95th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 103rd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0381% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0282% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Libya was Russia’s 82nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 87th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0588% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0484% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Libya was Russia’s 204th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 211th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya 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) - 91.28% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (88.50% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.00% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (5.49% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.74% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.27% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.04% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (1.19% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya 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 $30,097,361;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $5,907,500;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $4,002,687;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $3,693,815;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $510,766;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $475,717;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $280,686.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $1,414,635;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $433,159.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 11,822 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 33,861 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 69,087,884 | 78.02 | 38,990,523 | 77.19 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 5,907,500 | 6.67 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 38,993 | 0.04 | 1,237 | 3,052.22 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 773,615 | 0.87 | 1,001,941 | -22.79 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 12,665 | 0.01 | 12,453 | 1.70 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 93,372 | 0.11 | 75,573 | 23.55 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 510,766 | 0.58 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20,676 | 0.02 | 14,376 | 43.82 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,349,552 | 4.91 | 346,865 | 1,153.96 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,202,396 | 7.00 | 2,508,581 | 147.25 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 420 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 479,767 | 0.54 | 4,050 | 11,746.10 |
| 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 | 2,679 | 0.00 | 14,861 | -81.97 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 16,133 | 0.02 | 22,434 | -28.09 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 286,217 | 0.32 | 5,531 | 5,074.78 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 706 | 0.00 | 30,446 | -97.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 1,418 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 6,577 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 25,511 | 0.03 | 58,034 | -56.04 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 41 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 2,411 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 62 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 53,500 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 324 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 199 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 631 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 5,396 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 393 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 10,854 | 0.01 | 853 | 1,172.45 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 92 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 40,250 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 433,159 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 76,617 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 199 | -100.00 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,195 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 142 | 0.00 | 1,069 | -86.72 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 88 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 33,040 | 0.04 | 24,818 | 33.13 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,758 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 363,096 | 0.41 | 372,158 | -2.43 |
| 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 | 230,216 | 0.26 | 156,624 | 46.99 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 0 | 0.00 | 5,812 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,414,635 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 61,782 | 0.07 | 1,691 | 3,553.58 |
| 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 | 6,000 | 0.01 | 2,624 | 128.66 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 80 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th 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 (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $136.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 178 | 100.00 | 42 | 323.81 |