Iran barters with 176 countries in 2014 first half

ISLAMABAD: During the first six months of 2014 Iran has bartered with 176 countries from around the world.

Iran recorded its Balance Of Trade (BOT) positive with 85 countries and positive for the 91 other countries.

Without crude oil and gas condensate export, Iran recorded 76/63 percent import of all Iran trade which shows rise in comparison to the same time last year, Meher News Agency reported.

Five countries with which Iran had a positive BOT are Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Egypt and Pakistan.

Iraq tops with 47/18 percent of Iran BOT followed by Emirates with 29.67 percent.

Iran non-oil export during first six months of 2014 was 41 million and 98 thousand tons which worth 16 and 425 million dollars.