TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 30. Uzbekistan’s trade turnover with Afghanistan amounted to $224.8 million from January through March 2024, Trend reports.
As per data from Uzbekistan’s Statistics Agency, this figure is 24.7 percent higher year-on-year ($180.2 million in January–March 2023).
Afghanistan ranks ninth among the countries with the largest volume of foreign trade turnover in Uzbekistan.
The volume of exports amounted to $219.9 million, while the imports amounted to $4.9 million from January through March 2024.
Meanwhile, the trade turnover volume between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan amounted to $131.8 million from January through February 2024. This indicator has increased by 61.5 percent compared to the same period of the previous year ($110.1 million in January–February 2023).
The volume of exports amounted to $128.7 million, while imports reached $3.1 million during this period.