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Automotive sector became the export leader in the first month of the year

According to the data of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), the automotive industry was the sector with the highest exports in January 2025 with exports of 3 billion dollars.

Automotive sector became the export leader in the first month of the year

Among the industrial group sectors, automotive, 2.5 billion dollars of chemical goods and products, 1.4 billion dollars of ready-to-wear and apparel sector followed. The sector that increased its exports the most in January was the sector with a growth of 148.5 %.

While the industrial group accounted for 70.7 % of Türkiye's exports, the exports of this group reached 15 billion with an increase of 9.8 % last month. In the agricultural sector, about 3 billion investments were made with a decrease of 2.4 %, while exports of 457.9 million were realised in the mining sector with an increase of 2.8 %.

The Most Exports Were Made to Germany

Among the countries with the highest exports in January, Germany ranked first with 1.6 billion dollars. Germany was followed by the United Kingdom with 1.1 billion dollars and the USA with 1 billion 80 million dollars.

The exporting cities in this region were Istanbul with 7.8 billion dollars, Kocaeli with 1.8 billion dollars and Bursa with 1.3 billion dollars.

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