BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24. The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan decreased by 24.4 percent from January through February 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to $108.8 million, Trend reports with reference to the Business Turkmenistan website.
During the reporting period, Uzbekistan’s imports from Turkmenistan amounted to $90 million, while export - were $18.8 million. Thus, Turkmenistan entered the top 10 biggest foreign trade partners of Uzbekistan from January through February 2022.
Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover exceeded $8.7 billion in January 2022, which is by 84.9 percent or $4 billion more compared to January 2021.
During the reporting period, almost $1.4 billion accounted for Uzbekistan's trade with China, while Uzbekistan’s imports from China exceeded $1 billion and export - were $310.5 million.
The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amounted to $881.9 million in 2021, which is 61 percent more than in 2020.