Baku, Azerbaijan, May 27
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
In the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21 - April 20, 2019), Iran imported goods mainly from 20 countries, Trend reports referring to Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of the country.
According to the TPO reports, in the first month of the current year, Iran's imports from China, Turkey, the UAE, India and the Netherlands amounted to $434 million, $346 million, $338 million, $323 million and $129 million, respectively.
These top five countries accounted for 67 percent of Iran's total imports during the reported period.
Rank |
Country |
First month of current Iranian year (March 21-April 20, 2019) |
First month of last Iranian year (March 21-April 20, 2018) |
Difference (%) |
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Value (million USD) |
Weight (1,000 tons) |
Share in Iran's total imports (%) |
Value (million USD) |
Weight (1,000 tons) |
Value |
Weight |
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1 |
China |
434 |
178 |
18.6 |
624 |
195 |
-30 |
-9 |
2 |
Turkey |
346 |
233 |
14.8 |
133 |
76 |
160 |
206 |
3 |
UAE |
338 |
167 |
14.5 |
315 |
150 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
India |
323 |
350 |
13.8 |
103 |
79 |
213 |
341 |
5 |
Netherlands |
129 |
326 |
5.5 |
41 |
68 |
218 |
383 |
6 |
Germany |
120 |
73 |
5.1 |
128 |
40 |
-6 |
81 |
7 |
Italy |
76 |
8 |
3.3 |
62 |
9 |
24 |
-9 |
8 |
UK |
70 |
142 |
3 |
81 |
189 |
-14 |
-25 |
9 |
South Korea |
65 |
27 |
2.8 |
144 |
57 |
055 |
052 |
10 |
Russia |
62 |
148 |
2.7 |
165 |
80 |
-62 |
86 |
11 |
Singapore |
51 |
146 |
2.2 |
67 |
213 |
-23 |
-32 |
12 |
Austria |
32 |
77 |
1.4 |
12 |
15 |
171 |
400 |
13 |
Pakistan |
29 |
22 |
1.3 |
19 |
18 |
54 |
22 |
14 |
Switzerland |
28 |
40 |
1.2 |
162 |
386 |
-83 |
-90 |
15 |
Thailand |
24 |
50 |
1 |
23 |
42 |
6 |
21 |
16 |
France |
17 |
1 |
0.7 |
78 |
6 |
-78 |
-83 |
17 |
Taiwan |
14 |
4 |
0.6 |
24 |
9 |
-42 |
-55 |
18 |
Brazil |
14 |
3 |
0.6 |
65 |
88 |
-78 |
-96 |
19 |
Hong Kong |
12 |
2 |
0.5 |
6 |
1 |
120 |
80 |
20 |
Malaysia |
11 |
7 |
0.5 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
Total of 20 countries |
2,197 |
2,005 |
94.1 |
2,260 |
1729 |
-2.8 |
16 |