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Russian trade with Malawi in 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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malawi

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Malawi totaled $84,093,929, up 11.03% ($8,357,166) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Malawi in 2021 were $9,544,230, down 18.00% ($2,095,591) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Malawi in 2021 totaled $74,549,699, up 16.31% ($10,452,757) from 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in 2021 was $65,005,469, a 23.92% increase ($12,548,348) over 2020.

Malawi was Russia’s 134th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 126th in 2020), accounting for 0.0107% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0133% in 2020).

Malawi was Russia’s 154th largest export market in 2021 (down from 144th in 2020), accounting for 0.0019% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0035% in 2020).

Malawi was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in 2021 (down from 92nd in 2020), accounting for 0.0254% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0277% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Malawi

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.81% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (98.69% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (1.24% in 2020).

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

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,961,317;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $144,896.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
10 Cereals 9,526,162 99.81 11,487,479-17.07
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,075 0.05 5,256-3.44
40 Rubber and articles thereof 166 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 144,896-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,201 0.02 262740.08
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,840 0.06 1,928202.90
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 2,968 0.03 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,818 0.02 0

Russia’s Imports from Malawi

The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.99% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (99.96% in 2020).

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

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $10,759,834.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $434,403.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 449,080 0.60 597,441-24.83
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 42,500 0.06 476,903-91.09
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 73,754,740 98.93 62,994,90617.08
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 90-100.00
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
73 Articles of iron or steel 660 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 49-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,249 0.00 1,65336.06
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 1,511 0.00 14,598-89.65
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