Economy
Turkey: Pharmaceutical exports jump 150% in near-decade
Pharmaceutical exports reach nearly $1.2B in 2018, up from $474M in 2009
Tuba Sahin |
22.08.2019 - Update : 23.08.2019
ANKARA
Turkey's pharmaceutical exports surged 150% in the 2009-2018 period, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said on Thursday.
The country earned nearly $1.2 billion from its pharmaceutical exports last year, up from $474 million in 2009, TurkStat reported.
TurkStat data also showed that the country imported nearly $4.8 billion worth of pharmaceutical products last year. Pharmaceutical imports fell 7.6% over the near-decade, according to official data.
Germany sent the largest share of pharmaceutical imports to Turkey last year, with 18.4% of the total.
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