Armenia Trade Deficit Largest Since 2003
2026-07-27 08:38
By
Czyrill Jean Coloma
1 min. read
Armenia's trade deficit widened to USD 540.2 million in June 2026 from USD 273.4 million in the same month of the previous year.
It marked the largest trade shortfall since records began in January 2023, as imports rose 8.6% year-on-year to a four-month high of USD 1,096.9 million, while exports slumped 20.5% from a year earlier to USD 556.7 million.
For the first half of 2026, the country's trade deficit expanded to USD 2.71 billion as exports declined 6.7% from a year earlier to USD 3.43 billion, while imports increased 4.0% to USD 6.14 billion.