Provisional foreign trade data for June, prepared in cooperation between the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) and the Ministry of Trade, were released. Under the General Trade System (GTS), exports rose 21.7% from the same month last year to $24.915 billion. Imports increased 23% to $35.285 billion.
The foreign trade deficit increased 26.2% year on year, rising from $8.218 billion to $10.370 billion in June. The ratio of exports to imports fell from 71.4% in June 2025 to 70.6%.
In the January-June period, exports rose 3.5% compared with the same period last year to $135.980 billion, while imports increased 4.6% to $189.120 billion. The six-month foreign trade deficit grew 7.4%, from $49.460 billion to $53.140 billion. The ratio of exports to imports declined from 72.6% to 71.9% over the same period.
Foreign trade excluding energy and gold
Excluding energy products and non-monetary gold, exports rose 23.2% in June, from $18.907 billion to $23.302 billion. Imports increased 24.3%, from $22.541 billion to $28.016 billion. The foreign trade deficit in this category stood at $4.713 billion, while foreign trade volume rose 23.8% to $51.318 billion. The ratio of exports to imports excluding energy and gold was 83.2%.
Manufacturing’s share of exports
Manufacturing accounted for 93.7% of exports in June, while agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 3.5%, and mining and quarrying for 2%. In the January-June period, manufacturing accounted for 93.8%, agriculture for 3.7% and mining for 1.8% of exports.
Composition of imports
By broad economic categories, intermediate goods accounted for 71.4% of imports in June, capital goods for 14.2% and consumer goods for 14.2%. In the first six months of the year, intermediate goods accounted for 71.5%, capital goods for 14% and consumer goods for 14.1%.
Germany leads exports, China tops imports
Germany ranked first in exports in June with $1.971 billion, followed by the United States with $1.539 billion, Italy with $1.352 billion, the United Kingdom with $1.258 billion and Spain with $1.117 billion. Exports to the top five countries accounted for 29% of total exports.
Germany also ranked first in the January-June period with $11.245 billion. It was followed by the United States with $8.481 billion, the United Kingdom with $8.033 billion, Italy with $7.239 billion and France with $5.712 billion. The top five countries accounted for 29.9% of total exports.
China ranked first in imports in June with $5.276 billion. It was followed by Russia with $3.673 billion, Germany with $2.463 billion, the United States with $1.872 billion and Italy with $1.384 billion. Imports from the top five countries accounted for 41.6% of total imports.
China also ranked first in imports during the January-June period with $26.310 billion, followed by Russia with $20.943 billion, Germany with $13.482 billion, the United States with $9.611 billion and Switzerland with $7.382 billion. The top five countries accounted for 41.1% of total imports.
Seasonally and calendar-adjusted data
According to the seasonally and calendar-adjusted series, exports fell 1.8% in June from the previous month, while imports rose 7.1%. According to the calendar-adjusted series, exports increased 7.9% and imports 8.7% from the same month last year.
Foreign trade by technology intensity
According to the ISIC Rev. 4 classification, manufactured products accounted for 93.7% of total exports in June. High-technology products accounted for 4.4% of manufacturing exports. In the January-June period, manufacturing accounted for 93.8% of exports, while high-technology products accounted for 3.5%.
In imports, manufactured products accounted for 81.3% in June, while high-technology products accounted for 12.1% of manufacturing imports. Over the six-month period, these ratios were 79.5% and 12%, respectively.
Special Trade System data
Under the Special Trade System, exports rose 23.8% in June from the same month last year to $22.720 billion, while imports increased 27.1% to $33.193 billion. The foreign trade deficit grew 34.9%, from $7.764 billion to $10.473 billion. The ratio of exports to imports fell from 70.3% to 68.4%.
In the January-June period, exports under the Special Trade System rose 4.4% to $124.604 billion, while imports increased 5.9% to $178.777 billion. The foreign trade deficit grew 9.5%, from $49.453 billion to $54.173 billion. The ratio of exports to imports declined from 70.7% to 69.7%.
