ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, June 24. Turkmenistan held the 7th position in terms of the highest volume of Uzbekistan's international trade turnover from January through May this year, Trend reports.
According to the Statistics Agency of Uzbekistan, the volume of trade turnover between the two nations reached $455.5 million during the stipulated time, which is 23 percent more than the $368.4 million recorded in the first five months of last year.
During this period, Turkmenistan exported goods worth more than $407.5 million to Uzbekistan, which is 36 percent higher than the figure of $299.1 million recorded for the same period in 2023.
At the same time, Turkmenistan's imports from Uzbekistan decreased by 30 percent from January through May 2024, to $48 million, compared with $69.2 million for the same period in 2023.
The total foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan with other countries in the first five months of this year exceeded $26.7 billion, representing a 3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023, when it amounted to $25.9 billion.
Meanwhile, the total trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in 2023 amounted to $1.09 billion, marking a 17.8 percent increase compared to the total of $928.6 million in 2022.