Armenia's foreign trade turnover in January-May decreased by 0.1%, amounting to $7.9 billion. Russia is in the lead, China and Iran are in the top three

YEREVAN, July 6. /ARKA/. The volume of Armenia's trade turnover in foreign and mutual trade in January-May 2026 compared to January-May 2025 decreased by 0.1% and amounted to $7,864,716.4 thousand, reports the Statistical Committee of the Republic.

At the same time, in May 2026, this figure amounted to $1.5 billion, decreasing by 5.3% compared to May last year, and by 5.6% compared to April of this year.

Foreign trade turnover (January-May 2026 to January-May 2025)

With the EAEU - $2,338,073.3 thousand, a decline of 19%

With CIS countries - $2,456,164.2 thousand, a decline of 17.1%, including:

Russia ($2,195,900.7 thousand, decline by 20.5%)

Belarus ($91,842.6 thousand, increase by 8.3%)

Ukraine ($55,419.2 thousand, an increase of 32.8%)

With EU countries - $1,355,131.6 thousand, an increase of 45.2%, including:

Germany ($243,023.4 thousand, an increase of 33.9%)

Bulgaria ($213,256.8 thousand, an increase of 5.5 times)

Italy ($187,984.4 thousand, an increase of 16%)

Belgium ($133,531.7 thousand, an increase of 2.1 times)

France ($104,589.6 thousand, an increase of 35.5%)

Largest foreign trade partners in other countries:

China ($1,177,480.3 thousand, an increase of 23.1%)

Iran ($306,051.9 thousand, increase by 9.7%)

UAE ($252,369.1 thousand, decline of 71.8%)

USA ($198,715.0 thousand, increase by 28.2%)

Iraq ($148,242.5 thousand, increase by 13.5%)

Georgia ($109,352.5 thousand, increase by 7.3%)

Switzerland ($84,567.2 thousand, an increase of 11.8%)

Export

Exports from Armenia in January-May 2026 compared to January-May 2025 decreased by 3.7%, amounting to $2,864,876.6 thousand. In May of this year, this figure amounted to $522.7 million, by May of last year a decline of 11.5% was recorded, and by April of this year - by 4.7%.

With the EAEU - $1,107,660.5 thousand, a decline of 3.8%

With CIS countries - $1,146,910.6 thousand, a decline of 2.3%, including:

Russia ($1,031,051.6 thousand, down 3%)

Belarus ($49,156.7 thousand, decline by 13.5%)

Turkmenistan ($20,582.9 thousand, increase by 67.2%)

With EU countries - $460,641.2 thousand, an increase of 92.7%, including:

Bulgaria ($178,140.0 thousand, an increase of 6.4 times)

Belgium ($98,375.4 thousand, an increase of 2.3 times)

Germany ($46,641.7 thousand, increase by 2.4%)

Netherlands ($39,028.6 thousand, decline of 24.1%)

Italy ($29,072.7 thousand, an increase of 33.3%)

Leaders in export volumes among other countries:

China ($407,513.9 thousand, an increase of 93.3%)

UAE ($229,157.6 thousand, decline of 73.4%)

Iraq ($147,001.2 thousand, increase by 12.7%)

Switzerland ($69,715.1 thousand, an increase of 13.2%)

Georgia ($52,672.5 thousand, decline by 2.2%)

Iran ($33,258.4 thousand, down 13.4%)

Brazil ($23,022.4 thousand, an increase of 19.4 times)

The most significant export items:

• mining products - $761,178.4 thousand, an increase of 90.1%

• precious and semi-precious stones, precious metals and products made from them - $518,276.1 thousand, a decline of 47.5%

• finished products of the food industry - $494,015.2 thousand, an increase of 7.1%

• machinery, equipment and mechanisms - $437,016.2 thousand, a decline of 7.6%

• textiles and products made from it - $132,262.3 thousand, a decline of 1.1%

• base metals and products made from them - $123,545.9 thousand, an increase of 3.1%

• products of plant origin - $91,793.9 thousand, a decline of 5.3%

• instruments and apparatus — $78,565.7 thousand, an increase of 1.5%

Import

The volume of imports to Armenia in January-May 2026 amounted to $4,999,839.8 thousand, an increase of 2.2% compared to January-May 2025. In May of this year, this figure amounted to $980.2 million; by May of last year, a decline of 1.6% was recorded, and by April of this year - by 6.1%.

Below is data on exporting countries.

With the EAEU - $1,301,499.0 thousand, a decline of 28%

With CIS countries - $1,383,402.3 thousand, a decline of 25.6%, including:

Russia ($1,223,648.5 thousand, decline by 30.6%)

Ukraine ($54,415.6 thousand, an increase of 36%)

Belarus ($42,944.4 thousand, increase by 44.5%)

With EU countries - $1,009,375.7 thousand, an increase of 25.9%, including:

Germany ($193,427.3 thousand, an increase of 18%)

Italy ($143,511.2 thousand, down 3.1%)

France ($97,454.7 thousand, an increase of 2.1 times)

The Netherlands ($86,410.3 thousand, an increase of 24.5%)

Spain ($57,649.3 thousand, an increase of 37%)

Leaders among other countries in terms of import volumes:

China ($553,841.6 thousand, growth by 4.7%)

Georgia ($354,427.0 thousand, increase by 25.6%)

Iran ($279,878.6 thousand, increase by 14.7%)

USA ($222,702.6 thousand, an increase of 43.1%)

UAE ($158,181.0 thousand, down 2%)

Switzerland ($76,152.7 thousand, an increase of 2.3 times)

Republic of Korea ($37,651.6 thousand, decline by 45.3%)

The most significant import items:

• machinery, equipment and mechanisms - $1,187,014.5 thousand, an increase of 16.9%

• mining products - $571,576.3 thousand, an increase of 21%

• land, air and water vehicles - $569,816.2 thousand, an increase of 28.8%

• finished products of the food industry - $435,698.3 thousand, an increase of 38.1%

• products of chemical and related industries - $352,053.8 thousand, an increase of 38.6%

• precious and semi-precious stones, precious metals and products made from them - $350,392.4 thousand, a decline of 62.2%

• base metals and products made from them - $243,536.2 thousand, an increase of 0.3%

• textiles and products made from it - $229,948.3 thousand, a decline of 9.3%