Turkey's foreign trade gap in 2019 dropped 43.5% to stand at $31.17 billion, down from $55.12 billion in 2018, the country's statistical authority announced on Friday, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.
TurkStat reported that during 2019 the country's exports rose 2.1% to reach $171.5 billion while imports fell 9.1% to stand at $202.7 billion.
Turkey's export/import coverage ratio reached 84.6% last year, up from 75.3% in 2018, the institute said.
In December, Turkey made exports of $14.7 billion, up 6.4% on a yearly basis, while the country's imports rose 14.9% to reach $19.2 billion.
The foreign trade deficit in December was $4.3 billion, up 57.6% versus the same month in the previous year.
"In December 2019, the exports coverage imports was 77.3% while it was 83.4% in December 2018," it added.
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