Foreign trade relations

In January-June 2025, legal and natural entities of the Republic of Azerbaijan carried out trade operations with their partners in 166 countries of the world, exported goods to 104 countries and imported from 160 countries.

Taking into account the statistically estimated value of crude oil and natural gas exported but not yet fully cleared through customs, the foreign trade turnover of the country in January-June 2025 amounted to 23,964.3 million USD. Of this, 12,442.2 million USD or 51.9 percent accounted for exports, while 11,522.1 million USD (48.1 percent) accounted for imports, resulting in a positive trade balance of 920.1 million USD. Compared to January-June 2024, foreign trade turnover increased by 9.4 percent at current prices and decreased by 3.8 percent in real terms. Imports increased by 4.4 percent in real terms, while exports decreased by 9.3 percent.

In January-June 2025, exports of non-oil and gas products amounted to 1,754.1 million USD, which represents a 9.9 percent increase at current prices and a 13.2 percent decrease in real terms compared to January-June 2024.

According to data from the State Customs Committee, 25.6 percent of the country’s foreign trade turnover was with Italy, 11.9 percent with Türkiye, 10.3 percent with Russia, 8.6 percent with China, 3.1 percent with Germany, 2.7 percent with the United Kingdom, 2.4 percent with the USA, 2.1 percent with Kazakhstan, 2.0 percent with the Czech Republic, 1.7 percent each with Romania and Croatia, 1.6 percent each with Greece, Georgia, and Bulgaria, 1.5 percent each with Switzerland and Australia, 1.3 percent with Portugal, 1.2 percent with Iran, 1.1 percent with South Africa, 1.0 percent each with Ukraine and Uzbekistan, 0.9 percent each with Mexico and Japan, and 12.7 percent with other countries.

46.5 percent of exports went to Italy, 13.3 percent to Türkiye, 4.6 percent to Russia, 3.5 percent to the Czech Republic, 3.2 percent to Croatia, 3.0 percent to Romania, 2.9 percent each to Bulgaria and Greece, 2.6 percent to Georgia, 2.5 percent to Germany, 2.4 percent to Portugal, 1.6 percent to Switzerland, 1.1 percent to the United Kingdom, 1.0 percent each to the Netherlands and Ireland, 0.8 percent each to Ukraine and Serbia, 0.6 percent each to Thailand and Indonesia, 0.5 percent to Tunisia, and 4.6 percent to other countries.

In the structure of non-oil and gas product exports, the main shares were: Russia (33.4 percent), Türkiye (16.4 percent), Georgia (8.8 percent), Switzerland (8.6 percent), Ukraine (5.5 percent), the United Arab Emirates (3.0 percent), Kazakhstan (3.0 percent), the USA (2.1 percent), Belarus (2.1 percent), Turkmenistan (1.7 percent), Uzbekistan (1.6 percent), Italy (1.3 percent), China (1.1 percent), and Germany (1.0 percent).

In the total value of imported goods, 17.7 percent originated from China, 16.7 percent from Russia, 10.3 percent from Türkiye, 4.8 percent from the USA, 4.5 percent from the United Kingdom, 3.9 percent each from Kazakhstan and Germany, 3.1 percent from Australia, 2.5 percent from Iran, 2.3 percent from South Africa, 2.2 percent from Italy, 1.9 percent from Mexico, 1.8 percent each from Uzbekistan and Japan, 1.7 percent from Brazil, 1.5 percent each from Korea, Switzerland, and Belarus, 1.2 percent each from Canada and Ukraine, and 14.0 percent from other countries.

In January-June 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, exports of the following main products increased: fresh fruit by 35.2 percent, fresh vegetables by 10.6 percent, potatoes by 43.2 percent, sugar by 66.2 percent, vegetable oils by 31.0 percent, tea by 2.5 percent, mineral fertilizers by 17.2 percent, polyethylene by 4.5 percent, unprocessed aluminum by 7.8 percent, cement clinker by 34.5 percent, ferrous metal pipes by 31.8 percent, cotton yarn by 26.1 percent. At the same time, exports of fruit and vegetable juices decreased by 14.2 percent, fruit and vegetable cans by 9.1 percent, tobacco by 48.6 percent, margarine and other edible mixtures by 30.8 percent, natural grape wines and grape must by 37.2 percent, cotton fiber by 12.7 percent, polypropylene by 5.5 percent, electricity by 26.5 percent, ferrous metal rods by 33.3 percent, and bentonite clay by 12.6 percent.

Compared to January-June 2024, imports in January-June 2025 increased as follows: wheat by 56.0 percent, butter, other dairy fats and pastes by 0.3 percent, raw sugar by 40.6 percent, tea by 7.2 percent, potatoes by 20.1 percent, fresh vegetables by 33.4 percent, cigarettes by 3.4 times, passenger cars by 24.2 percent, household air conditioners by 26.6 percent, rubber tires by 19.7 percent, trucks by 0.2 percent, ferrous metal rods by 29.7 percent, furniture by 0.2 percent, polyethylene by 9.0 percent, buses by 2.4 times, polypropylene by 5.4 percent, household refrigerators by 18.9 percent. Meanwhile, imports of vegetable oils decreased by 5.4 percent, fresh fruit by 16.4 percent, chocolate and chocolate products by 1.3 percent, flour confectionery by 2.9 percent, poultry and its by-products by 15.4 percent, beef by 18.3 percent, pharmaceuticals by 14.6 percent, rolled steel by 0.2 percent, ferrous metal pipes by 29.3 percent, computing machinery, blocks and installations by 16.1 percent, mineral fertilizers by 0.7 percent, synthetic detergents by 9.3 percent, washing machines by 5.4 percent, ferrous metal corners by 8.7 percent, and cement by 12.7 percent.

In January-June 2025, exports of non-oil and gas products amounted to 1,754.1 million USD, which compared to January-June 2024 increased by 9.9 percent in actual prices, but decreased by 13.2 percent in real terms.

According to the State Customs Committee, 25.6 percent of the foreign trade turnover of the country was with Italy, 11.9 percent with Türkiye, 10.3 percent with Russia, 8.6 percent with China, 3.1 percent with Germany, 2.7 percent with the United Kingdom, 2.4 percent with the USA, 2.1 percent with Kazakhstan, 2.0 percent with the Czech Republic, 1.7 percent each with Romania and Croatia, 1.6 percent each with Greece, Georgia, and Bulgaria, 1.5 percent each with Switzerland and Australia, 1.3 percent with Portugal, 1.2 percent with Iran, 1.1 percent with South Africa, 1.0 percent each with Ukraine and Uzbekistan, 0.9 percent each with Mexico and Japan, while 12.7 percent of trade operations were with other countries.

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