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Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q4 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Malawi in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malawi

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Malawi was $22,741,600, down 6.42% ($1,560,857) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $8,205, down 99.91% ($9,377,598) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $22,733,395, up 52.40% ($7,816,741) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $22,725,190, a 310.88% increase ($17,194,339) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Malawi was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 122nd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0098% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0150% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Malawi was Russia’s 195th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 122nd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0099% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Malawi was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0278% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0221% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Malawi

The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 74.30% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.70% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,172;
  • 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 $2,924;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,109.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $9,385,803.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
10 Cereals 0 0.00 9,385,803-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,109 25.70 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,172 38.66 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 2,924 35.64 0

Russia’s Imports from Malawi

The major share of Russian imports from Malawi 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) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (99.91% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $7,731,619;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $87,770.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi 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.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
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
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 88,015 0.39 24535,824.49
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 22,635,050 99.57 14,903,43151.88
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 6,736-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 617-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 30-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 49-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 1,554-100.00
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 260 0.00 73256.16
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 0 0.00 3,919-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia