Turkey has exported $1.39 billion worth of chocolate to its trading partners in the period between 2011 and 2015, a recent report released by Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said.
According to the report, Turkey exported $161,222,790 worth of chocolate in 2011, but this figure increased to $179,676,151 in 2012. While the figure was $204,536,393 in 2013, it was nearly $270 million in 2014 and about $223 million in 2015.
The top importer of chocolate from Turkey was Iraq with $46,630,000 while Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Egypt followed and were also among the top 10 importers from Turkey.
Meanwhile, Turkey also imported $14 million worth of chocolate form Germany, followed by imports from Belgium, Italy, and France.
