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About

China-Turkey Trade: In 2023, China exported $44.6B to Turkey. The main products that China exported to Turkey were Broadcasting Equipment ($3.6B), Computers ($2.32B), and Semiconductor Devices ($1.47B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $21.4B in 2018 to $44.6B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Turkey.

Turkey-China Trade: In 2023, Turkey exported $3.77B to China. The main products that Turkey exported to China were Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($421M), Chromium Ore ($314M), and Borates ($279M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Turkey to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.49%,  from $3.33B in 2018 to $3.77B in 2023.

In 2009, Turkey exported services to China worth $4.13M, with Other business services ($4.13M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Turkey ranked 41 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.62), and 28 in total exports ($272B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $44.6B to Turkey. The main products exported from China to Turkey were Broadcasting Equipment ($3.6B), Computers ($2.32B), and Semiconductor Devices ($1.47B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $21.4B in 2018 to $44.6B in 2023.

In 2018, Turkey exported $3.77B to China. The main products exported from Turkey to China were Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($421M), Chromium Ore ($314M), and Borates ($279M). During the last 5 years the exports of Turkey to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.49%, from $3.33B in 2023 to $3.77B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Turkey (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Turkey (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Turkey
Top Destination
Germany$24.7B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Turkey. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Turkey or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Turkey included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Turkey than China included Syria ($2.05B), Bulgaria ($4.45B), and Georgia ($2.59B).

Difference in imports from Turkey (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Turkey

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Turkey by product, considering products traded by both, China and Turkey.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Turkey in the exports of Machines ($22.8B), Metals ($5.23B), and Chemical Products ($4.09B).

During 2018, Turkey had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.82B), Chemical Products ($479M), and Metals ($345M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Turkey+$713MTelephones
Top Product Potential Turkey China+$202MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Turkey. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Turkey. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Turkey indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Turkey (Flag) (2023)

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