BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20. The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan increased by 8.5 percent from January through July 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to $485.8 million, Trend reports citing the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
During the reporting period, Uzbekistan’s imports from Turkmenistan amounted to $352.8 million, while export - were $133 million. Thus, Turkmenistan entered the top 10 biggest foreign trade partners of Uzbekistan from January through July 2022.
Uzbekistan's foreign trade turnover in the first 7 months of 2022 exceeded $28.1 billion, an increase of 29.4 percent, or $6.4 billion compared to the same period in 2021.
During this period, the largest volume of Uzbekistan's foreign trade fell on China - $5.2 billion.
The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amounted to $881.9 million in 2021, which is 61 percent more than in 2020.