BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 6. The trade turnover
between Turkmenistan and the EU countries has been growing rapidly
since 2018, and last year it made a sharp jump, breaking the record
for the last 6 years, the source at Eurostat, the statistical
office of the European Union, told Trend.

The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and the EU countries
last year amounted to more than 1.87 billion euros, which is 2.8
times more than in 2018 (651.55 million euros).

Moreover, there is an obvious and significant surge in economic
cooperation, as the volume of trade transactions between
Turkmenistan and the EU countries from 2018 through 2023 amounted
to an impressive figure – more than 6.55 billion euros.

The largest trade turnover over the years between Turkmenistan
and the EU countries occurred last year.

Nevertheless, in January of this year alone, the trade turnover
between Turkmenistan and the EU countries amounted to more than
118.44 million euros, which is almost 89 percent more than in the
first month of 2023 (62.74 million euros).

Trade turnover between Turkmenistan and the EU countries
over the past 6 years: