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China and Russia are fighting for the top import position in our southern neighbor

Russian imports to Turkey exceeded 22 billion dollars

Jul 31, 2024 15:37 450

China and Russia are fighting for the top import position in our southern neighbor  - 1

The largest share of Turkey's imports in the six months of 2024 .comes from Russia, amounting to just over 22 billion USD, according to data from the National Statistical Institute.

In second place in the “import“ category. China is worth USD 21.3 billion. At the end of June, China overtook Russia, supplying $3.4 billion worth of products from the Russian Federation to $2.9 billion.

According to the Statistical Institute, Turkey's total imports in January - June amounted to 168.9 billion USD, decreasing by 8.4% compared to a year earlier. Exports rose 2.6% to USD 126.3 billion.

Earlier, the Turkish authorities announced that at the end of 2023, the republic's exports amounted to 255.8 billion USD and imports - 361.8 billion USD, in 2023 the most supplies from the Russian Federation - 45.6 billion USD, the place in exports is Germany, where products worth 21.9 billion USD were delivered.