BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. The volume of trade operations between Azerbaijan and Switzerland amounted to $377.2 million from January through June of this year.
The data obtained by Trend from the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee shows that this figure grew by $275.4 million or 3.7 times, compared to the same period of 2024.
In the reporting period, the share of trade operations with Switzerland was 1.55 percent of the total foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan.
During the first half of 2025, Azerbaijan exported products worth $205.3 million to Switzerland, which is $143.6 million, or 3.3 times more than in the same period last year.
At the same time, from January through June 2025, the volume of imports from Switzerland to Azerbaijan amounted to $171.9 million, which is $131.8 million, or 4.3 times more, in annual terms.
In addition, for the first half of 2025, the export of non-oil products from Azerbaijan to Switzerland amounted to $151.5 million, which is $89.8 million, or 2.4 times more than in the first six months of 2024.
During the specified reporting interval, the outbound trade of
non-petroleum commodities to Switzerland constituted 8.64 percent
of the aggregate export volume to Azerbaijan. Consequently,
Switzerland secured the fourth position within the hierarchy of
major importers of Azerbaijani non-oil commodities.
Between January and June of the current fiscal year, Azerbaijan's
international trade turnover escalated to $24.4 billion, reflecting
a surge of $2.63 billion, or 12.1 percent, relative to the
corresponding timeframe of the previous year, which recorded a
trade volume of $21.77 billion.
The export segment constituted $12.88 billion of the overall
turnover, whereas the import sector registered $11.52 billion. In
the preceding fiscal year, there was a marginal contraction in
export metrics, registering a decrement of 0.2 percent, juxtaposed
against a substantial escalation in import volumes, which soared by
29.9 percent.
As a result, Azerbaijan recorded a fiscal surplus ranging from
$1.36 billion to $2.67 billion, reflecting a year-on-year
contraction of approximately threefold.
