BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 20. Kyrgyzstan imported 3,334 electric vehicles from China from January through May 2024, which is a 67.5 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023 (1,991 vehicles), Trend reports.
According to China's General Administration of Customs, the value of these imports amounted to $127.289 million, more than double the $60.578 million recorded from January through May 2023.
China's exports to Kyrgyzstan in the first five months of 2024 totaled $7.7 billion, which is a 17.1 percent year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, China's imports from Kyrgyzstan grew 4.2 times, reaching $67.4 million.
In turn, the recent data from the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan indicates that the country's foreign trade turnover reached $5.171 billion from January through April 2024, which is a 27.7 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023 ($4.051 billion).
Exports amounted to $760.6 million, which is an increase of 19.7 percent compared to the $635.678 million recorded in January–April 2023. Imports grew by 29.2 percent compared to $3.415 billion in the same period in 2023, reaching $4.411 billion from January through April 2024.