Turkey: monthly balance of trade 2023

In September 2023, the monthly balance of trade in Turkey reached a deficit of over five billion U.S. dollars, as a result of the monthly import value exceeding the country's export value. Throughout the observed time span, Turkey recorded a positive trade balance only twice, namely in October 2018 and November 2018.

Monthly balance of trade in Turkey from January 2018 to September 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Value in million dollars
Sep 23	-5,011.56
Aug 23	-8,680.55
Jul 23	-12,343.27
Jun 23	-5,229.81
May 23	-12,477.42
Apr 23	-8,727.53
Mar 23	-8,364.84
Feb 23	-12,117.36
Jan 23	-14,275.95
Dec 22	-9,712.8
Nov 22	-8,784.18
Oct 22	-7,901.61
Sep 22	-9,607.16
Aug 22	-11,256.24
Jul 22	-10,702.05
Jun 22	-8,235.6
May 22	-10,656.58
Apr 22	-6,147.51
Mar 22	-8,266.94
Feb 22	-7,980.21
Jan 22	-10,289.95
Dec 21	-6,831.5
Nov 21	-5,446.88
Oct 21	-1,509.35
Sep 21	-2,606.71
Aug 21	-4,306.86
Jul 21	-4,328.58
Jun 21	-2,870.53
May 21	-4,156.03
Apr 21	-3,080.07
Mar 21	-4,666.11
Feb 21	-3,347.14
Jan 21	-3,061.35
Dec 20	-4,549.66
Nov 20	-5,054.02
Oct 20	-2,399
Sep 20	-4,856.03
Aug 20	-6,300.41
Jul 20	-2,827.11
Jun 20	-2,857.64
May 20	-3,436.12
Apr 20	-4,581.13
Mar 20	-5,469.16
Feb 20	-3,035.65
Jan 20	-4,513.15
Dec 19	-4,668.3
Nov 19	-1,985.74
Oct 19	-1,765.68
Sep 19	-1,667.06
Aug 19	-2,340.83
Jul 19	-3,297.14
June 19	-3,429.82
May 19	-1,687.24
Apr 19	-2,732.53
Mar 19	-1,914.61
Feb 19	-1,733.47
Jan 19	-2,290.06
Dec 18	-2,098.98
Nov 18	91.49
Oct 18	187.98
Sep 18	-1,683.97
Aug 18	-2,640.12
Jul 18	-6,186.59
June 18	-5,885.69
May 18	-8,024.02
Apr 18	-6,672.65
Mar 18	-5,923.98
Feb 18	-6,050.11
Jan 18	-9,097.09