The Turkish president praises the Turkish exports amount in 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Türkiye exported $255.81 billion in 2023, which is an increase of 0.6% compared to 2022.
He added in a press conference that he believes that the improvement in the current account balance will continue with the decline in the trade deficit during the months of November and December.
Ministry of Commerce data showed Türkiye’s imports decreased by 0.51% over the past year to $361.85 dollars.
Türkiye’s trade deficit decreased by 3.2% on an annual basis to $106.04 billion during 2023, while the deficit in December alone decreased by 37% to $6.1 billion compared to the same month of the previous year.
Last December, Türkiye’s exports increased by 0.44% on an annual basis, while imports decreased by 10.7%.
