That dollar amount results from a 21.4% increase compared to $225.3 billion five years earlier during 2021.
Year over year, the overall value of Turkish exports rose 4.4% from $261.8 billion in 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Turkish lira diluted by -78.1% against the US dollar since 2021 and depreciated by -16.8% from 2024 to 2025. Türkiye’s weaker local currency makes its exports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively less expensive for international buyers starting with American currency.
Türkiye’s biggest export products by value in 2025 were cars, refined petroleum oils, jewelry, trucks and automotive parts or accessories. In aggregate, those major exports account for 19.1% of overall exports sales from Türkiye. That percentage suggests a relatively diversified range of exported goods.
Historically recognized as a go-to exporter for rugs, Türkiye also ranks among the leading nations for exporting trucks and jewelry.
Türkiye’s Best International Trade Customers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 51.8% of products exported from Türkiye was bought by importers in: Germany (8.1% of the Turkish total), United Kingdom (6.1%), United States of America (6%), Italy (4.8%), Iraq (4.5%), France (4.1%), Spain (3.8%), United Arab Emirates (3.4%), Romania (3.1%), Netherlands (3%), Russia (2.5%) and Poland (2.4%).
From a continental perspective, 58.4% of Türkiye’s exports by value was delivered to European countries while 23.8% was sold to importers in Asia. Türkiye shipped another 8.5% worth of goods to buyers in Africa.
Smaller percentages went to customers located in North America (7.1%), Latin America (1.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.6%) led by Australia, Marshall Islands and New Zealand.
Given Türkiye’s population of 86 million people, its total US$273.4 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $3,200 for every resident in the Middle Eastern country. That per-capital amount exceeded the average $3,050 for 2024.
Türkiye’s Top 10 Exports
The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Turkish global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Türkiye.
- Vehicles: US$36.7 billion (13.4% of total exports)
- Machinery including computers: $25.9 billion (9.5%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $17.8 billion (6.5%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $15.3 billion (5.6%)
- Gems, precious metals: $13.4 billion (4.9%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $11.2 billion (4.1%)
- Iron, steel: $10.7 billion (3.9%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $9.7 billion (3.5%)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $9.6 billion (3.5%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $6.8 billion (2.5%)
Türkiye’s top 10 exported product categories generated under three-fifths (57.5%) of the overall value of the country’s global shipments.
Vehicles represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 13.2% since 2024.
In second place for improving export sales was electrical machinery and equipment which advanced by 7.9%.
Türkiye’s shipments of the metals iron and steel posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 5.5% year over year.
The leading decliner among Türkiye’s top 10 export categories was unknitted and non-crocheted clothing or accessories via an -8.2% slowdown.
Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section below.
Searchable List of Türkiye’s Most Valuable Export Products
The following searchable table displays 100 of the most in-demand goods shipped from Türkiye during 2025. Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2024.
| Rank | Export Product | Value (US$) | YOY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processed petroleum oils | $13,767,352,000 | +1.7% |
| 2 | Cars | $11,548,450,000 | +11.6% |
| 3 | Jewelry | $8,377,913,000 | +9.4% |
| 4 | Automobile parts/accessories | $7,227,679,000 | +5.2% |
| 5 | Trucks | $5,615,023,000 | +12.9% |
| 6 | Insulated wire/cable | $3,688,274,000 | +8% |
| 7 | Gold (unwrought) | $4,329,534,000 | -19.6% |
| 8 | Women's clothing (not knit or crochet) | $3,595,425,000 | -4.7% |
| 9 | T-shirts, vests (knit or crochet) | $2,686,444,000 | +2.8% |
| 10 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $2,638,216,000 | -0.04% |
| 11 | Public-transport vehicles | $2,317,858,000 | -0.04% |
| 12 | Refrigerators, freezers | $2,578,937,000 | +10.6% |
| 13 | Electrical converters/power units | $2,578,937,000 | -1.7% |
| 14 | Miscellaneous furniture | $2,013,831,000 | +19.3% |
| 15 | Miscellaneous nuts | $2,378,721,000 | -3% |
| 16 | Jerseys, pullovers (knit or crochet) | $1,600,656,000 | +41% |
| 17 | Textile floor coverings, carpets | $2,314,642,000 | -3% |
| 18 | Iron or non-alloy steel bars, rods | $2,215,026,000 | +1.3% |
| 19 | Piston engine parts | $2,303,155,000 | -5.9% |
| 20 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,973,011,000 | +5.6% |
| 21 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,249,573,000 | +54.5% |
| 22 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,813,057,000 | +4.4% |
| 23 | Men's suits, trousers (not knit or crochet) | $1,821,811,000 | -2.3% |
| 24 | Aluminum bars/rods | $1,951,468,000 | -11.6% |
| 25 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,871,563,000 | -7.8% |
| 26 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $1,693,327,000 | +1.6% |
| 27 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $1,493,835,000 | +8% |
| 28 | Miscellaneous iron or steel tubes, pipes | $1,527,944,000 | +4.6% |
| 29 | Women's clothing (knit or crochet) | $1,334,032,000 | +7.8% |
| 30 | Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products (plated/coated) | $1,423,942,000 | -0.9% |
| 31 | Polyacetal/ether/carbonates | $893,255,000 | +53.1% |
| 32 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $1,171,798,000 | +15.7% |
| 33 | Iron or non-alloy steel angles, shapes, sections | $1,306,650,000 | +3.5% |
| 34 | Medication mixes in dosage | $1,305,280,000 | +2.4% |
| 35 | Sun/safflower/cotton-seed oil | $1,365,784,000 | -2.4% |
| 36 | Monument/building stones, art | $1,364,923,000 | -6% |
| 37 | Dried shelled vegetables | $1,231,468,000 | +4.1% |
| 38 | Miscellaneous preserved fruits | $1,132,592,000 | +12.5% |
| 39 | Stockings, hosiery (knit or crochet) | $1,065,290,000 | +19.1% |
| 40 | Tractors | $1,211,715,000 | -0.8% |
| 41 | Dishwashing, clean/dry/fill machines | $2,131,596,000 | -43.7% |
| 42 | Hydraulic cements | $1,094,761,000 | +9.5% |
| 43 | Other than warp-knit fabrics | $1,361,848,000 | -12% |
| 44 | Copper wire | $1,246,093,000 | -4% |
| 45 | Wheat, meslin flour | $780,106,000 | +51.5% |
| 46 | Carbonates, percarbonates | $1,474,060,000 | -21.3% |
| 47 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $1,517,460,000 | -23.7% |
| 48 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,169,516,000 | -2.9% |
| 49 | Linens | $938,787,000 | +16% |
| 50 | Turbo-jets | $1,124,396,000 | -3.8% |
| 51 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $863,318,000 | +23.8% |
| 52 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $1,021,956,000 | +4.4% |
| 53 | Fresh or dried citrus fruit | $1,116,039,000 | -4.6% |
| 54 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $1,124,147,000 | -6.6% |
| 55 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $915,049,000 | +14.6% |
| 56 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strips | $980,225,000 | +5.4% |
| 57 | Washing machines | $905,871,000 | +13.3% |
| 58 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $1,158,616,000 | -13.8% |
| 59 | TV receivers/monitors/projectors | $879,662,000 | +7.67% |
| 60 | Ligneous fiberboard including wood | $1,012,111,000 | -7.1% |
| 61 | Pasta, couscous | $899,664,000 | +4.3% |
| 62 | Trailers | $907,497,000 | +2.9% |
| 63 | Sugar confectionery (no cocoa) | $1,059,426,000 | -12.8% |
| 64 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $907,051,000 | +1.8% |
| 65 | Vulcanized rubber items | $928,433,000 | -3.2% |
| 66 | Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings | $886,944,000 | -1.6% |
| 67 | Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation) | $855,614,000 | +2% |
| 68 | Whole fish (fresh) | $1,245,629,000 | -30% |
| 69 | Miscellaneous machinery | $694,610,000 | +25.5% |
| 70 | Air or vacuum pumps | $776,767,000 | +8.5% |
| 71 | Air conditioners | $788,739,000 | +5.8% |
| 72 | Sanitary towels, baby napkins/liners | $910,569,000 | -8.7% |
| 73 | Machinery parts | $974,299,000 | -15.6% |
| 74 | Yarn wash/clean/iron machines | $916,677,000 | -10.5% |
| 75 | Synthetic yarn woven fabrics | $680,840,000 | +20.5% |
| 76 | Paper containers, cellulose wadding | $884,347,000 | -8.5% |
| 77 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $800,640,000 | +1% |
| 78 | Other organic cleaning preparations | $706,649,000 | +13.6% |
| 79 | Other food preparations | $728,854,000 | +8.6% |
| 80 | Sort/screen/washing machinery | $660,952,000 | +19.7% |
| 81 | Fruit and vegetable juices | $702,604,000 | +11.5% |
| 82 | Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers | $574,116,000 | +35.6% |
| 83 | Coated/laminated non-wovens | $803,282,000 | -3.38% |
| 84 | Base metal mountings, fittings | $665,662,000 | +14.5% |
| 85 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $738,157,000 | +1.6% |
| 86 | Grapes (fresh or dried) | $716,297,000 | +2.7% |
| 87 | Synthetic filament yarn | $647,497,000 | +13.3% |
| 88 | Unglazed ceramic flags, tiles | $751,496,000 | -2.8% |
| 89 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $665,274,000 | +9.1% |
| 90 | Plastic tableware, kitchenware, toiletry | $632,423,000 | +11.9% |
| 91 | Electric storage batteries | $677,553,000 | +0.3% |
| 92 | Copper ores, concentrates | $521,453,000 | +29% |
| 93 | Electric generating sets, converters | $492,854,000 | +34.4% |
| 94 | Olive oil | $671,977,000 | -1.7% |
| 95 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $733,142,000 | -11.4% |
| 96 | Poultry meat | $603,656,000 | +7% |
| 97 | Yarn (85%+ cotton) | $812,211,000 | -21.4% |
| 98 | Household/sanitary rolls | $451,490,000 | +39.5% |
| 99 | Marble, other monumen t or building stone | $516,709,000 | +19.3% |
| 100 | Men's suits,trousers (knit or crochet) | $666,276,000 | -7.5% |
These 100 exported goods were worth a subtotal of US$176.5 billion or 64.6% by value for all products exported from Türkiye during 2025.
Products Generating the Greatest Trade Surpluses for Türkiye
The following types of Turkish product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.
In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: US$7.7 billion (Down by -8.7% since 2024)
- Articles of iron or steel: $5.5 billion (Down by -3%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $4.5 billion (Down by -15.8%)
- Fruits, nuts: $3.9 billion (Down by -19.4%)
- Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: $3.8 billion (Down by -4.8%)
- Arms, ammunition: $3.6 billion (Up by 64.9%)
- Vegetable/fruit/nut preparations: $3.3 billion (Down by -3.9%)
- Textile floor coverings: $2.8 billion (Down by -1.4%)
- Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $2.7 billion (Up by 4.3%)
- Cereal/milk preparations: $2.5 billion (Up by 1.3%)
Türkiye has highly positive net exports in the international trade of clothing and accessories. In turn, these cashflows indicate Türkiye’s strong competitive advantages under the related product categories.
Products Causing the Biggest Trade Deficits for Türkiye
Overall Türkiye incurred a -US$92 billion deficit on all products for 2025. That amount reflects an 11.9% expansion from the -$82.2 billion in red ink one year earlier during 2024.
Below are exports from Türkiye that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Türkiye’s goods trail Turkish importer spending on foreign products.
- Mineral fuels including oil: -US$47.2 billion (Down by -3.7% since 2024)
- Machinery including computers: -$15.7 billion (Up by 12.2%)
- Gems, precious metals: -$14.7 billion (Up by 24.5%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: -$12.2 billion (Up by 13.4%)
- Iron, steel: -$11.5 billion (Down by -14.9%)
- Organic chemicals: -$8.1 billion (Down by -5.5%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: -$5.7 billion (Up by 17.4%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: -$4.4 billion (Down by -6.2%)
- Pharmaceuticals: -$4 billion (Up by 27%)
- Copper: -$3.7 billion (Up by 21%)
Türkiye has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits under the mineral fuels including oil category, historically for processed petroleum oils, coal and petroleum gases.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Türkiye’s competitive disadvantages in the international fossil fuel market, but also represent key opportunities for Türkiye to improve its position in the global economy through focused innovations.
Türkiye’s Major Export Companies
Based on Forbes Global 2000 rankings, the following companies are examples of leading Turkish companies.
- Koç Group (industrial conglomerate)
- Sabanci Holding (automotive, banking)
- Turkcell (mobile phones)
- Enka (construction services)
- Anadolu Efes (brewery, non-alcoholic drinks)
Global trade intelligence firm Zepol lists the following firms exporting from Türkiye.
- Anadolu Dokum San (cast iron/steel articles)
- Cevikler Dis Ticaret (monumental/building stone)
- Evimteks Dis Tic Ve Paz (woven fabrics, facial tissues)
- MCE Cargo (steam condensers, plywood)
- Ulus Metal San Ve Tic (chain sprockets, transmission components, auto parts)
In macroeconomic terms, Türkiye’s total exported goods represent 7.5% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($3.652 trillion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 7.5% for exports to overall GDP per PPP in 2025 trails the 7.6% one year earlier. Those percentages suggest a relatively decreasing reliance on products sold on international markets for Türkiye’s total economic performance.
Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. Türkiye’s unemployment rate averaged 9.361% for 2025, up from the average 8.7% jobless rate one year earlier according to International Monetary Fund statistics.
Türkiye’s capital city is Ankara.
See also Top Turkish Trade Balances, Türkiye’s Top Trading Partners and Türkiye’s Top 10 Imports
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