{"id":18316,"date":"2026-05-13T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradeint.com\/insights\/?p=18316"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T01:52:58","slug":"turkey-trade-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradeint.com\/insights\/turkey-trade-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Trade Data 2025 by Country: Statistics Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How Large is Turkey's Trade Footprint in 2025, according to Turkey Trade Data?<\/h2>\n\n

Turkey's total import bill reached approximately $364 billion<\/strong> in 2025, a 6.2% increase on the prior year, while exports hit a record $269.7 billion<\/strong> annualized \u2014 September 2025's $22.6 billion monthly figure was the highest single month ever recorded. The resulting $92 billion trade deficit<\/strong> is the widest on record, driven by an import base growing faster than the export side can offset.<\/p>\n\n

Turkey's scale in global trade is substantial: it ranked 28th among the world's exporters<\/strong> and the 9th largest importer<\/strong> globally. The three largest import categories alone (mineral fuels at $61.36 billion, machinery at $41.64 billion, vehicles at $36.87 billion) absorbed 38.39%<\/strong> of the entire import bill, signalling an industrial economy that still imports the bulk of its energy and capital inputs.<\/p>\n\n

The export side carries its own concentration. Vehicles and automotive parts generated $36.76 billion (13.44%)<\/strong> of outbound trade, followed by machinery at $25.94 billion (9.48%) and electrical equipment at $17.76 billion (6.49%). The top ten export categories accounted for 57%<\/strong> of the total export value.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 \"Turkey's annualised exports reached $269.7 billion in 2025, yet the trade deficit still widened to $92 billion as import growth outpaced export performance.\" \u2014 Turkish Exporters Assembly (T\u0130M), September 2025 data<\/p>\n\n

The overlap between Turkey's leading import and export categories is the most telling signal in the data. Vehicles and machinery appear prominently on both sides of the ledger: Turkey imports premium passenger cars and industrial machinery while simultaneously manufacturing and exporting automotive components and capital equipment. This is not a contradiction \u2014 it is the signature of a processing economy that buys upstream and sells downstream, with the bilateral flows in sectors like petroleum (imported as crude via Russia, refined and re-exported via TUPRAS) and gold (imported as bullion through Switzerland and the UAE, re-exported as jewellery through HS 7113) making the point precisely.<\/p>\n\n

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Source: TradeInt Global Trade Intelligence Platform<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Who Are Turkey's Top Trading Partners in 2025?<\/h2>\n\n

Major Turkey import partners by country<\/h3>\n\n

China led Turkey's import landscape in 2025 at $49.54 billion (13.60%)<\/strong>, supplying telecommunications equipment (HS 8517: 7.22% of China-sourced imports), computing hardware (HS 8471: 5.08%), and passenger vehicles (HS 8703: 3.51%). Russia followed at $42.37 billion (11.63%)<\/strong>, with petroleum oils (HS 2710: 23.2%) and coal (HS 2701: 7.14%) accounting for the bulk of its flows. Germany ranked third at $30.11 billion (8.26%)<\/strong>, driven by petroleum products, women's apparel, and coal tar chemicals.<\/p>\n\n

Top 10 Turkey import partners in 2025<\/div>
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Rank<\/th>\n Country<\/th>\n Import Value<\/th>\n Share<\/th>\n Top 3 HS Codes<\/th>\n Economic Importance to Turkey (Imports)<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
1<\/td>China<\/td>$49.54B<\/td>13.60%<\/td>8517 (7.22%), 8471 (5.08%), 8703 (3.51%)<\/td>Largest import source; machinery, electronics, textiles, intermediate goods dominate.<\/td><\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Russia<\/td>$42.37B<\/td>11.63%<\/td>2710 (23.2%), 2701 (7.14%), 7207 (3.43%)<\/td>Top energy supplier; natural gas, crude oil, coal, grain critical.<\/td><\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Germany<\/td>$30.11B<\/td>8.26%<\/td>2710 (7.83%), 6204 (7.76%), 2707 (5.19%)<\/td>Key EU partner; automotive parts, machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, industrial inputs.<\/td><\/tr>\n
4<\/td>United States<\/td>$18.11B<\/td>4.97%<\/td>8802 (9.05%), 7204 (7.45%), 8411 (5.05%)<\/td>Strategic supplier; LNG, aircraft, cotton, scrap metal, defense technology.<\/td><\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Switzerland<\/td>$15.74B<\/td>4.32%<\/td>7108 (82.75%), 7106 (2.60%), 3002 (2.09%)<\/td>Major gold supplier; precious metals, pharmaceuticals, watches, high-value imports.<\/td><\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Italy<\/td>$15.74B<\/td>4.32%<\/td>7113 (7.83%), 8708 (7.76%), 7108 (5.19%)<\/td>Top EU partner; machinery, vehicles, fashion, mineral fuels, chemicals.<\/td><\/tr>\n
7<\/td>France<\/td>$12.88B<\/td>3.54%<\/td>2710 (12.57%), 6204 (3.34%), 2707 (2.90%)<\/td>Strategic EU ally; aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, machinery.<\/td><\/tr>\n
8<\/td>South Korea<\/td>$10.27B<\/td>2.82%<\/td>8703 (10.22%), 2917 (7.23%), 3902 (4.96%)<\/td>FTA partner; vehicles, electronics, semiconductors, synthetic plastics, steel.<\/td><\/tr>\n
9<\/td>Spain<\/td>$10.17B<\/td>2.79%<\/td>8703 (7.51%), 8708 (5.62%), 8704 (4.62%)<\/td>Growing EU partner; vehicles, machinery, chemicals, plastics, consumer goods.<\/td><\/tr>\n
10<\/td>UAE<\/td>$9.66B<\/td>2.65%<\/td>7108 (78.15%), 7601 (10.25%), 7113 (4.29%)<\/td>Gulf hub; gold, jewelry, petroleum products, re-exports, logistics gateway.<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table><\/div>
Data source: TradeInt<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udcca Turkey Import Partner Insights by TradeInt<\/h3>\n

TradeInt's Turkey import data 2025 shows China at $49.54B (13.60%) and Russia at $42.37B (11.63%), together supplying 25.23% of Turkey's ~$364B import bill; Switzerland ranks fifth despite an exceptionally narrow product mix \u2014 gold (HS 7108) constitutes 82.75% of Swiss-origin imports into Turkey, confirming that Turkey's bullion import flows route through specific commodity-trade hubs before entering domestic refining, data cross-referenced with T\u00dc\u0130K Foreign Trade Statistics.
\ud83d\udca1 Read more: Turkey Import Data 2025: Top Partners, Product Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

China and Russia, together, supplied 25.23%<\/strong> of all Turkish imports, two distinct dependencies within a single headline figure: China for manufactured goods and consumer electronics, Russia for energy inputs. The top three European partners (Germany, Italy, France) add a further 16.12%<\/strong>, reflecting deep integration with EU manufacturing supply chains. Switzerland's fifth-place ranking ($15.74 billion) is almost entirely explained by gold: HS 7108 constitutes 82.75%<\/strong> of Swiss-origin imports into Turkey, with the UAE's position ($9.66 billion), similarly gold-driven at 78.15%<\/strong> \u2014 confirming that Turkey's bullion import flows route through specific financial and commodity trade hubs before entering domestic refining and jewellery production.<\/p>\n\n

Three patterns stand out across the top ten:<\/p>\n\n