Turkeys exports to neighboring countries exceed 23 billion dollars
According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, Turkey’s goods exports to neighboring countries in January to October this year reached 23 billion 430 million 781 thousand dollars, an increase of 2.3 percent, equivalent to about 430.7 million dollars, compared with the same period last year.
In this period, Turkey’s exports to eight neighboring countries, including Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Greece, increased. Turkey’s total goods exports grew 5.5 percent to 236.8 billion dollars.
Iraq, with 7.5 billion dollars, was Turkey’s largest export market among its neighbors; it was followed by Bulgaria with 4.4 billion dollars, Greece with 2.8 billion dollars and Georgia with 2.4 billion dollars.
The highest annual export growth belonged to Georgia with 17.8 percent, Syria with 16.5 percent and Bulgaria with 14.8 percent.
