Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 26
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
In the first eight months of the current Iranian year, according to statistics, Iran's trade balance with neighboring countries was positive, Trend reports referring to Iranian media.
Most of Iranian exports are supplied to Iraq, reports said. In the first eight months of the current Iranian year, Iran's exports to Iraq reached $6.75 billion and the balance of trade between the two countries was $6.73 billion.
During the reported period, the exports to the UAE reached $5.09 billion and the balance of trade between the two countries was $638 million.
At the same time, Iran's exports to Afghanistan reached $2.24 billion and the balance of trade between these countries was $2.23 billion.
Rank in terms of exports during eight months |
Rank in terms of imports during eight months |
Country |
Value of exports within eight months (million USD) |
Value of imports within eight months (million USD) |
Trade turnover (million USD) |
Balance of trade (million USD) |
1 |
42 |
Iraq |
6,757 |
34 |
6,791 |
6,723 |
3 |
2 |
UAE |
5,092 |
4,454 |
9,547 |
638 |
4 |
71 |
Afghanistan |
2,244 |
8 |
2,252 |
2,246 |
6 |
6 |
Turkey |
960 |
1,568 |
2,528 |
-608 |
7 |
23 |
Pakistan |
860 |
195 |
1,055 |
665 |
9 |
14 |
Oman |
584 |
379 |
963 |
205 |
12 |
61 |
Azerbaijan |
301 |
12 |
313 |
289 |
13 |
74 |
Turkmenistan |
290 |
6 |
296 |
283 |
20 |
63 |
Kuwait |
185 |
10 |
195 |
174 |
21 |
73 |
Qatar |
181 |
7 |
187 |
174 |
22 |
8 |
Russia |
174 |
866 |
1,040 |
-692 |
29 |
37 |
Kazakhstan |
95 |
55 |
150 |
40 |
Total of 12 countries |
17,723 |
7,594 |
25,317 |
10,130 |