The Naryn region has sharply increased imports from Europe, 15 times from Austria and 8 times from Italy

Foreign trade turnover of the Naryn region in January-April 2025 shows that the main export destinations remain the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, while the bulk of imports come from Asia and Europe.

In the first four months of 2025, the region's foreign trade amounted to $9.7 million, of which imports accounted for $9.5 million and exports for $199,000. Compared to the same period last year, exports increased 2.6 times, while imports grew by almost one and a half times.

The main market for the Naryn region is the EAEU countries, primarily Russia and Kazakhstan. Total exports to EAEU countries amounted to $85,700, of which $69,900 went to Russia (an increase of almost five times) and $15,800 to Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan is also a significant market for the region, with exports estimated at $55.1 thousand, compared to zero exports from the region to this destination a year ago.

As for imports, the main share comes from Asian and European countries. Asia remains the largest supplier to the region, with imports amounting to $7.6 million, which is more than 80% of the total. The leading suppliers are China ($4.6 million) and Turkey ($2.8 million). Korea, Iran, the UAE and Japan also supply goods to the Naryn region.

European countries also remain important trading partners for imports, with supplies amounting to almost $1.8 million. The main suppliers are Austria ($937,300), Italy ($524,700), Germany ($140,800) and others. Interestingly, the region increased its imports from Europe by 5.3 times. Supplies from Austria increased almost 15 times, from Italy almost 8 times, and from Germany 4.2 times. At the same time, imports from the Netherlands almost ceased, amounting to $4.5 thousand compared to $106.2 thousand during the same period a year earlier.