Russian trade with Ghana in 2021
February 16, 2022
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Ghana in 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Ghana
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Ghana totaled $246,950,893, up 27.51% ($53,281,120) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2021 totaled $166,391,236, up 39.33% ($46,967,791) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2021 totaled $80,559,657, up 8.50% ($6,313,329) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ghana in 2021 was $85,831,579, a 89.99% increase ($40,654,462) over 2020.
Ghana was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 102nd in 2020), accounting for 0.0315% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0341% in 2020).
Ghana was Russia’s 100th largest export market in 2021 (up from 101st in 2020), accounting for 0.0338% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0355% in 2020).
Ghana was Russia’s 91st largest supplier in 2021 (just as in 2020), accounting for 0.0275% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0321% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Ghana
The major share of Russian exports to Ghana in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 37.77% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (44.63% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.12% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (36.97% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 18.56% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (0.07% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.35% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (13.13% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.32% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (2.04% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.78% of Russia’s total exports to Ghana (3.01% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $30,806,685;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $9,590,605;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $6,524,875;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $2,098,440;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,299,411;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,212,663;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $614,411;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $540,589.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ghana in 2021 over 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 $2,298,976;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1,489,269;
- 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 $936,222;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $886,187;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $761,337.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,667,117 | 1.60 | 2,844,067 | -6.22 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 614,411 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 78,377 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 58,150,854 | 34.95 | 48,560,249 | 19.75 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 540,589 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 67,488 | -100.00 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 7,028 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 438,440 | 0.26 | 166,331 | 163.59 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 311,083 | 0.19 | 163,769 | 89.95 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 27,890 | 0.02 | 6,603 | 322.38 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 1,489,269 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,298,102 | 0.78 | 3,597,078 | -63.91 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,645,892 | 0.99 | 2,582,114 | -36.26 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 367,332 | 0.22 | 434,474 | -15.45 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,450 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 40,863,795 | 24.56 | 39,651,132 | 3.06 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 63,150 | 0.04 | 117,513 | -46.26 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,101,258 | 1.86 | 1,002,818 | 209.25 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 304,781 | 0.18 | 131,073 | 132.53 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 57,700 | 0.03 | 45,605 | 26.52 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 371,140 | 0.22 | 180,392 | 105.74 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 22,204,262 | 13.34 | 15,679,387 | 41.61 |
| 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 | 22,552 | 0.01 | 34,870 | -35.33 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 15,824 | 0.01 | 1,190 | 1,229.75 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 33 | 0.00 | 218 | -84.86 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 30,806,685 | 18.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 41,624 | 0.03 | 78,640 | -47.07 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,099 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,439 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 16,626 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 14,940 | 0.01 | 5 | 298,700.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 621,707 | 0.37 | 1,507,894 | -58.77 |
| 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 | 110,183 | 0.07 | 12,034 | 815.60 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 139,843 | 0.08 | 901,180 | -84.48 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,316,172 | 0.79 | 16,761 | 7,752.59 |
| 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 | 130,465 | 0.08 | 151,270 | -13.75 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 12,504 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Ghana
The major share of Russian imports from Ghana in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.40% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (98.27% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Ghana (1.01% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $6,093,374;
- 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;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $335,508.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ghana in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $511,356.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 6,522 | 0.01 | 7,673 | -15.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 29,634 | 0.04 | 57,476 | -48.44 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 103,541 | 0.13 | 278,764 | -62.86 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 392,161 | 0.49 | 0 | ∞ |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 34,963 | 0.04 | 35,047 | -0.24 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 52,391 | 0.07 | 83,748 | -37.44 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 78,593,363 | 97.56 | 72,499,989 | 8.40 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 55,434 | 0.07 | 2,471 | 2,143.38 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,080 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 138,801 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 570 | 0.00 | 1,134 | -49.74 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,080,365 | 1.34 | 744,857 | 45.04 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 31,232 | 0.04 | 2,053 | 1,421.29 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 14,670 | 0.02 | 15,631 | -6.15 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 198 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 6,024 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 24,732 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 511,356 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 101 | -100.00 |