In January-April 2023 motor cars claimed the first place in the list of top export items, equaling USD 595.0 million with 30.3 percent of total exports.
The top import commodities in January-April 2023 were motor cars, whose imports equaled USD 727.9 million (16.1 percent of the total imports). The exports of copper ores and concentrates totaled USD 257.8 million and their share in the total exports amounted to 13.1 percent. The exports ferro-alloys occupied the third place standing at USD 84.4 million and constituting 4.3 percent of the total exports.
Car exports reached $600 million. In January-April 2023, passenger cars ranked first in the top ten export commodities with $595.0 million making 30.3 percent of the total exports. Followed by copper ores and concentrates - $257.8 million tons (13.1 percent of total exports), ferroalloys are the third with $84.4 million (4.3 percent).
Azerbaijan is the first in terms of re-export, where 11.7 thousand cars worth $150 million were re-exported. The second place is occupied by Kazakhstan, where 7,000 cars worth 135 million were exported, Kyrgyzstan occupies the third position with 127 million.
Light vehicles is the largest import commodity group in January-April 2023, the import of which amounted to $727.9 million making 16.1 percent of the total imports. Oil and oil products took the second place with $318.0 million (7.0 percent of imports), oil gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons are the third in the list with $250.6 million making 5.5 percent of imports.
