ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 16. Japan’s exports to Turkmenistan in January 2025 totaled 360.78 million yen ($2.4 million), while imports stood at zero.
The data obtained by Trend from Japan's trade statistics office shows that the export figure for January 2025 represents a significant decrease compared to previous months. For instance, exports in December 2024 reached 437.64 million yen ($3.3 million), while in November they stood at 708.18 million yen ($5.3 million). The highest recorded export volume in 2024 was in May, reaching 770.25 million yen ($5.8 million).
On the import side, Japan’s imports from Turkmenistan remain minimal. The highest import volume was in May 2024, totaling 26.63 million yen ($200,000), while in most other months, imports remained below 1.1 million yen ($8,000) or were completely absent.
In total, in 2024, Japan’s exports to Turkmenistan amounted to 5.59 billion yen ($41.9 million), while imports amounted to 30.69 million yen ($230,000).
The total import and export figures from 2020 through 2024 showed constant fluctuations, and the most successful year for cooperation was 2023. In that year, annual exports reached 24.93 billion yen ($185 million).
