Baku, Azerbaijan, June 15
By Kheyraddin Nasirzade - Trend:
In January-May 2019, foreign trade operations of Azerbaijan increased by 28.7 percent compared to the same period of 2018, and reached $14.45 billion, Trend reports referring to the country's State Customs Committee.
Exports compared to the same period of 2018 increased by 16.9 percent and reached $8.62 billion. Most of all, Azerbaijan exported products to Italy, Turkey, China, India and Germany.
Top 5 export destinations of Azerbaijani products:
|
Countries |
January-May 2019 |
January-May 2018 |
||
|
Value ($1,000) |
Share in total exports (%) |
Value ($1,000) |
Share in total exports (%) |
|
|
Italy |
2,556,721.83 |
29.68 |
1,651,475.64 |
22.41 |
|
Turkey |
982,603.70 |
11.41 |
562,226.43 |
7.63 |
|
China |
602,987.30 |
7.00 |
- |
- |
|
India |
479,197.94 |
5.56 |
217,714.37 |
2.95 |
|
Germany |
474,362.87 |
5.51 |
324,905.61 |
4.41 |
The volume of imports compared to the same period of 2018 increased by 51.3 percent and amounted to $5.83 billion. Most of all, Azerbaijan imported products from Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, China and the US.
Top 5 countries from which Azerbaijan imported goods from:
|
Countries |
January-May 2019 |
January-May 2018 |
||
|
Value ($1,000) |
Share in total imports (%) |
Value ($1,000) |
Share in total imports (%) |
|
|
Switzerland |
828,588.56 |
14.20 |
- |
- |
|
Russia |
816,642.86 |
14.00 |
669,141.94 |
17.36 |
|
Turkey |
567,283.43 |
9.72 |
607,274.19 |
15.75 |
|
China |
483,795.67 |
8.29 |
393,187.63 |
10.20 |
|
US |
384,745.32 |
6.59 |
186,742.43 |
4.84 |
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