Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- For 8 months of 2020, Uzbekistan exported medicines to 11 foreign countries in the amount of US$11.5 million. Compared to the same period of last year, this figure increased by US$8.5 million, or almost 4 times.

According to the State Statistics Committee, over the past 8 months, Uzbekistan has exported the largest amount of medicines to the following countries:

Kyrgyzstan - US$3.4 million

Kazakhstan - US$2.1 million

Afghanistan - US$1.5 million

Turkmenistan - US$1.2 million

Tajikistan - US$1.1 million

Turkey - US$956,700

For 8 months, Uzbekistan imported medicines from 55 foreign countries in the amount of US$565.2 million. This is US$6.8 million less than in the same period of last year.

Over the past 8 months, Uzbekistan imported the largest number of medicines:

India - US$102.9 million

Russia - US$59.9 million

Ukraine - US$46.1 million

Latvia - US$46.0 million

China - US$34.1 million