Tashkent, July 21 (Reporter Li Ao) In the first half of this year, China remained Uzbekistan's largest trading partner. The Uzbek Statistics Agency released data on the 20th. From January to June this year, Uzbekistan's total foreign trade reached 31.8 billion US dollars, an increase of 2.5 billion US dollars over the same period in 2023, an increase of 8.5%. Among them, China has the largest share in Uzbekistan's foreign trade, accounting for 18.5%. Russia ranks second, accounting for 18.1%.
Kazakhstan, Turkey and South Korea follow closely. It is reported that in 2023, the bilateral trade volume between China and Uzbekistan was 14.033 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 44.9%. In 2023, China is Uzbekistan's largest trading partner.
