BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, February 3. The trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Belarus totaled $87.515 million during the period from January through November 2023, a decrease of 12.4 percent compared to the same period in 2022 ($99.897 million), Trend reports.
Data from Kyrgyzstan’s State Statistical Committee reveals that Kyrgyz exports to Belarus stood at $21.177 million during these months, which is a 3-percent decline from January through November 2022 ($21.782 million).
Kyrgyzstan's imports from Belarus totaled $66.338 million, decreasing by 15 percent compared to the corresponding months in 2022 ($78.114 million).
The overall trade with Belarus constituted 0.6 percent of Kyrgyzstan's total trade, with exports accounting for 0.8 percent of Kyrgyz exports and imports from Belarus making up 7.3 percent of Kyrgyz imports.
Among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, Belarus ranked fourth as Kyrgyzstan's largest trading partner, trailing behind Russia ($2.568 billion), Kazakhstan ($1.232 billion), and Uzbekistan ($633.200 million).
Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover totaled $13.917 billion during January through November 2023, up 29 percent from the same period in 2022 ($10.787 billion).
Exports totaled $2.807 billion, a 36.7 percent increase from the same time in 2022 ($2.054 billion). The country's imports totaled $11.109 billion, up 27.2 percent over the same time in 2022 ($8.732 billion).