BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 24. The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan increased by 2.7 percent for 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to $926.3 million, Trend reports citing the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
During the reporting period, Uzbekistan’s imports from Turkmenistan amounted to $731.5 million, while exports - $194.8 million. Thus, Turkmenistan entered the top 11 biggest foreign trade partners of Uzbekistan for 2022.
Uzbekistan's foreign trade turnover in 2022 exceeded $50 billion, an increase of 18.6 percent, or $7.8 billion compared to 2021.
During this period, the largest volume of Uzbekistan's foreign trade fell on Russia - $9.2 billion.
The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amounted to $881.9 million in 2021, which is 61 percent more than in 2020.