BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 28. Kyrgyzstan significantly increased its import of oil products from Belarus in the first five months of 2024, Trend reports.
According to data from the country's Statistical Committee, Kyrgyzstan imported 1,592 tons of oil products from Belarus during this period, which is 52 percent more than the 1,044 tons imported from January through May 2023. The value of these imports rose by 1 percent year-on-year from $1.521 million to $1.550 million.
Belarus has been among the main suppliers of oil products to Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of this year. During the reporting period, Russia remained the top supplier of oil products to Kyrgyzstan with 270,948 tons, followed by Kazakhstan with 42,953 tons and Uzbekistan with 2,565 tons.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan imported 322,175 tons of oil products from January through May 2024, with a total value of $371.467 million. The volume rose by 84 percent compared to the same period in 2023 (174,760 tons), and there was an almost three-fold rise in value from $133.892 million in January–May 2023.
Kyrgyzstan foreign trade turnover reached $6.488 billion in the first five months of 2024, which is an 18.6 percent increase compared to January–May 2023.
Exports totaled $1.046 billion, a 4.8 percent rise from January–May 2023. Imports increased by 21.7 percent year-on-year, reaching $5.442 billion.