BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan decreased by 4.9 percent from January through September 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to $569 million, Trend reports citing the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
During the reporting period, Uzbekistan’s imports from Turkmenistan amounted to $414.9 million, while exports - $154.1 million. Thus, Turkmenistan entered the top 10 biggest foreign trade partners of Uzbekistan from January through September 2022.
Uzbekistan's foreign trade turnover in the first 9 months of 2022 exceeded $36.02 billion, an increase of 27.2 percent, or $7.7 billion compared to the same period in 2021.
During this period, the largest volume of Uzbekistan's foreign trade fell on China - $6.78 billion.
The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amounted to $881.9 million in 2021, which is 61 percent more than in 2020.