Reports on Russian trade in goods with African countries in Q3 2019

MOSCOW, Russian Federation - Nov. 27, 2019 - PRLog -- Russian Foreign Trade has released the reports on Russia's foreign trade in goods with the countries of Africa in the third quarter of 2019.

A brief review of Russia's trade with African countries in the 3rd quarter of 2019

The share of African countries in Russia's total trade (exports and imports) declined from 2.68% in the 3rd quarter of 2018 to 2.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2019.

The share of African countries in Russia's total exports declined from 3.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2018 to 2.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2019.

The share of African countries in Russia's total imports rose from 1.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2018 to 0.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2019.

The major trading partners of Russia in Africa in the 3rd quarter of 2019:
- The top five Russia's trade partners in Africa in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were Egypt (0.6823% of Russia's total foreign trade), South Africa (0.2191%), Morocco (0.1746%), Algeria (0.1741%), and Nigeria (0.0961%);
- The top five Russia's export markets in Africa in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were Egypt (1.0358% of Russia's total exports), Algeria (0.2780%), Morocco (0.2158%), Nigeria (0.1393%), and South Africa (0.1276%);
- The top five Russia's import suppliers from Africa in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were South Africa (0.3703% of Russia's total imports), Morocco (0.1066%), Egypt (0.0982%), Cote d'Ivoire (0.0728%), and Tunisia (0.0621%).

The most notable changes in Russia's trade with the countries of Africa in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018:
- The share of Algeria in Russia's total exports declined 3.4-fold from 0.9407% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018 to 0.2780% in the 3rd quarter of the 2019;
- The share of Djibouti in Russia's total exports rose 181.0-fold from 0.0001% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018 to 0.0181% in the 3rd quarter of the 2019;
- The share of Angola in Russia's total imports rose 406.0-fold from 0.0001% in the 3rd quarter of the 2018 to 0.0406% in the 3rd quarter of the 2019.

The reports are publicly available here: https://en.russian-trade.com/reports-and-reviews/2019-11/...

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