BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 23
By Amina Nazarli - Trend:
The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Belgium for the 11 months of 2021 amounted to 15.3 million euros, Trend reports citing the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency.
Turkmenistan's exports to Belgium totaled 0.8 million euros, up 42.4 percent from the same period in 2020, while Turkmen imports from Belgium totaled 14.5 million euros, up 8.7 percent.
During the reporting period, 97.2 percent of Turkmenistan's major exports to Belgium accounted for textiles, followed by mineral products (1.5 percent) and plastics (1.3 percent).
According to the agency, 74.4 percent of Turkmenistan’s imports from Belgium accounted for machinery and equipment, 6.7 percent for chemicals and 2.3 percent for optical instruments in 11M2021.
During the reporting period, Turkmenistan became 155th in Belgium exports and 169th in Belgium imports.
The trade turnover between the two countries in 2020 totaled 13.3 million euros.