Russian trade with Sri Lanka in 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Sri Lanka
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Sri Lanka was $373,066,713, down 25.12% ($125,176,625) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in 2021 were $89,559,417, down 62.62% ($150,034,035) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in 2021 totaled $283,507,296, up 9.61% ($24,857,410) from 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Sri Lanka in 2021 was $193,947,879, a 917.76% increase ($174,891,445) over 2020.
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 89th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 77th in 2020), accounting for 0.0475% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0877% in 2020).
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 116th largest export market in 2021 (down from 80th in 2020), accounting for 0.0182% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0712% in 2020).
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 69th in 2020), accounting for 0.0966% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1118% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Sri Lanka
The major share of Russian exports to Sri Lanka in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 36.76% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (4.59% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.51% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (38.45% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.90% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (3.40% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 14.89% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (4.07% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.45% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (0.71% in 2020);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.51% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (0.93% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka 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) - an increase of $17,844,974;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $6,091,179;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $4,007,564;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,359,387;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,709,117;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,595,190;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $1,075,994;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $995,015;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $756,195;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $641,090;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $483,096;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $338,575.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $74,498,750;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,308,834.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 2,666 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 14,400 | 0.02 | 13,233 | 8.82 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,089,324 | 1.22 | 827,914 | 31.57 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,198,961 | 4.69 | 2,603,771 | 61.26 |
10 | Cereals | 14,146,555 | 15.80 | 88,645,305 | -84.04 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 28,512 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 641,090 | 0.72 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 18,502 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,687 | 0.00 | 13,818 | -80.55 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 13,438,152 | 15.00 | 9,430,588 | 42.50 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 19,402,343 | 21.66 | 1,557,369 | 1,145.84 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9,281,578 | 10.36 | 3,190,399 | 190.92 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,369,755 | 3.76 | 10,368 | 32,401.49 |
31 | Fertilizers | 85,480 | 0.10 | 99,148 | -13.79 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 100,761 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 18,029 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 483,851 | 0.54 | 755 | 63,986.23 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 26,207 | 0.03 | 18,515 | 41.54 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,521,502 | 3.93 | 4,830,336 | -27.10 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,700,087 | 1.90 | 943,892 | 80.11 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,096,244 | 1.22 | 20,250 | 5,313.55 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,487,725 | 11.71 | 8,778,608 | 19.47 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 20,920 | 0.02 | 956 | 2,088.28 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,005 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 8,153 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 53,764 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 1,062 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 2,154 | 0.00 | 1,780 | 21.01 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,245,428 | 2.51 | 2,222,274 | 1.04 |
72 | Iron and steel | 838,614 | 0.94 | 500,039 | 67.71 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 42,700 | 0.05 | 15,171 | 181.46 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 242 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,186,329 | 2.44 | 1,191,314 | 83.52 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 2,463 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,642 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12,713 | 0.01 | 5,808 | 118.89 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 329,074 | 0.37 | 201,148 | 63.60 |
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 | 360,254 | 0.40 | 174,107 | 106.92 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 154,704 | 0.17 | 93,419 | 65.60 |
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 | 6,184 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,507 | 0.00 | 4 | 37,575.00 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 114 120 887 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Sri Lanka
The major share of Russian imports from Sri Lanka in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 44.68% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (38.32% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 44.58% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (51.95% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.85% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (7.85% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (1.40% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $15,589,949;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $10,779,900;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,444,261;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,590,970;
- Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 14) - an increase of $1,400,700;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,373,363.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $11,567,148.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,771,860 | 1.33 | 2,180,890 | 72.95 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 22 | 0.00 | 47 | -53.19 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 121,602 | 0.04 | 4,504 | 2,599.87 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 654,036 | 0.23 | 100,647 | 549.83 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 112,324,374 | 39.62 | 123,891,522 | -9.34 |
10 | Cereals | 31,753 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 188,061 | 0.07 | 250,974 | -25.07 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 74,757 | 0.03 | 130,244 | -42.60 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 2,667 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 6,802,631 | 2.40 | 5,401,931 | 25.93 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 971,759 | 0.34 | 1,120,953 | -13.31 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 24,091 | 0.01 | 64,487 | -62.64 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 1,084 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 496 | 0.00 | 1,534 | -67.67 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 312,804 | 0.11 | 246,465 | 26.92 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 811,447 | 0.29 | 925,355 | -12.31 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,027 | 0.00 | 2,806 | 7.88 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 19,600 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 198,184 | 0.07 | 44,802 | 342.36 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 297,320 | 0.10 | 427,666 | -30.48 |
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 | 17,129 | 0.01 | 1,171 | 1,362.77 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 5,982,521 | 2.11 | 4,609,158 | 29.80 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 136,345 | 0.05 | 46,232 | 194.91 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 18,653,001 | 6.58 | 15,208,740 | 22.65 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 471,941 | 0.17 | 241,974 | 95.04 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 21,911 | 0.01 | 19 | 115,221.05 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 851 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 39,083 | 0.01 | 86,648 | -54.89 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 280 | 0.00 | 256 | 9.38 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 148 | -100.00 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 827,817 | 0.29 | 433,635 | 90.90 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 83,333 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 610,469 | 0.22 | 403,191 | 51.41 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,244 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 796 | 0.00 | 451 | 76.50 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 74,338,784 | 26.22 | 58,748,835 | 26.54 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 49,534,313 | 17.47 | 38,754,413 | 27.82 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 883,207 | 0.31 | 465,264 | 89.83 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 77,918 | 0.03 | 17,000 | 358.34 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 237,441 | 0.08 | 136,513 | 73.93 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 77,637 | 0.03 | 70,426 | 10.24 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 17,919 | 0.01 | 18,421 | -2.73 |
69 | Ceramic products | 563,360 | 0.20 | 437,422 | 28.79 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 3,026 | 0.00 | 22,131 | -86.33 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 84,745 | 0.03 | 6,107 | 1,287.67 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 76,849 | 0.03 | 102,625 | -25.12 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 42,591 | 0.02 | 79,611 | -46.50 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 56 | 0.00 | 20,880 | -99.73 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 12,733 | 0.00 | 4,576 | 178.26 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 28,175 | 0.01 | 958 | 2,841.02 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 104,539 | 0.04 | 145,595 | -28.20 |
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 | 2,492,293 | 0.88 | 2,515,426 | -0.92 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 669,958 | 0.24 | 693,243 | -3.36 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 141,296 | 0.05 | 265,357 | -46.75 |
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 | 360,597 | 0.13 | 104,582 | 244.80 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 174,541 | 0.06 | 98,465 | 77.26 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 37,086 | 0.01 | 31,169 | 18.98 |