Commercial Data (Billion USD):
|
YEARS
|
EXPORT
|
IMPORT
|
VOLUME
|
BALANCE
|
|
2023
|
3.3
|
44.98
|
48.3
|
-41.7
|
|
2024
|
3.4
|
44.9
|
48.3
|
-41.5
|
|
2025
|
3,3
|
49,6
|
52,9
|
-46,3
|
|
2026 (Q1)
|
0,9
|
12,4
|
13,3
|
-11,5
|
Main Export Items from Türkiye: Marble and travertine, other
precious metal ores and concentrates, lead, chromium, copper, iron, zinc,
natural borate ores, boron oxides and boric acids
Main Import Items to Türkiye: Phones for cellular/other
wireless networks, automatic data processing machines and units, tools for
receiving, translating and exporting audio-video and other information,
compressor, converter
The trade volume between Türkiye and China surpassed the 1 billion USD mark
in the year 2000, and has been increasing ever since.
Türkiye supports China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative, which encompassed the
“Silk Road Economic Belt” and “the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. A
Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2015 to align Türkiye's Central
Corridor Initiative and the PRC's Belt and Road Initiative. The first
meeting of the Joint Working Group to harmonize the two initiatives was held
in Beijing on 6 November 2024
PRC Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli visited Türkiye on 5-9 June
2024. During the visit, a “Tourism Cooperation Agreement” was signed between
the two countries. Over 425 thousand Chinese tourists visited Türkiye in
2025.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı and Minister of the
General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Sun Meijun met on 15
October 2025. During the meeting, three protocols were signed regarding
exports of agricultural products from Türkiye to China.