Turkeys exports to BRICS countries exceeded $18 billion
Data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly shows that the country’s exports to the 10 BRICS member countries reached $18,232,391,000 in the first 9 months of this calendar year.
In this period, Turkey’s total exports increased by 5.2% compared with the same period last year, rising from $200.5 billion to $210.9 billion.
Turkey’s largest exports to BRICS countries were to Russia, reaching $4,113,545,000. After Russia came the United Arab Emirates with $3,263,409,000, Egypt with $3,062,332,000, China with $3,004,068,000, and Iran with $1,828,800,000.
The BRICS member countries in this report include the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Iran, Egypt, and Russia.
According to the report, the chemicals and chemical products sector, with exports exceeding $3,528,600,000, was among the leading sectors of Turkey’s exports to BRICS countries. Exports of mineral products to these countries also increased by 33.5% compared with the same period last year.
At the provincial level, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Kocaeli, and Bursa were the leaders in Turkey’s exports to BRICS member countries, and the total exports of these five provinces reached $12,477,501,000. Istanbul ranked first with $8,164,850,000.
