Türkiye exported 23.4 billion dollars to its neighbors in 10 months

According to the AA correspondent's compilation of Ministry of Commerce data, exports increased by 5.5 percent in the January-October period compared to the same period last year, reaching 236 billion 837 million dollars.

In the January-October period, Türkiye exported 23 billion 430 million 781 thousand dollars to its neighbors Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Greece.

This amount was at the level of 22 billion 912 million 298 thousand dollars in the same period of 2025. Exports to these countries increased by 2.3 percent on an annual basis.

Most exports to Iraq

The neighboring country to which Türkiye exported the most was Iraq, with approximately 7.5 billion dollars. This country was followed by Bulgaria with 4.4 billion dollars, Greece with 2.8 billion dollars and Georgia with 2.4 billion dollars.

The neighboring countries where exports increased the most on an annual basis in the January-October period were recorded as Georgia with approximately 17.8 percent, Syria with 16.5 percent and Bulgaria with 14.8 percent.

Most chemical products were sold to neighbors

When the distribution of Türkiye's exports to its neighbors by sectors was examined, "chemical substances and products" ranked first.

Exports worth 4 billion 424 million 17 thousand dollars were made from this sector to 7 neighboring countries. The sector in question was followed by "cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products" with 2 billion 388 million 838 thousand dollars, and "furniture, paper and forest products" with 1 billion 834 million 895 thousand dollars.

The sector with the least exports was recorded as "ornamental plants and products" with 25 million 365 thousand dollars.

In the calculations, data regarding Türkiye's border neighbors Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Greece are compiled. Since there is no official data for Nakhchivan, trade with this region is not included in the calculation. There is no direct official trade between Türkiye and Armenia by land.