BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. Azerbaijan's trade turnover with European countries from January through February 2024 exceeded $2.8 billion, and its specific weight in the total Azerbaijani foreign trade turnover amounted to 39.91 percent, Trend reports.
During the reporting period of 2023, Azerbaijan's trade turnover with European countries decreased by 13.45 percent, or $448.4 million in annualized terms.
Trade turnover of Azerbaijan with European countries, based on the data of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan:
| from January through February 2024 | ||||
| Country | Exports ( $) | Specific weight (percent) | Import ($) | Specific weight (percent) |
| Germany | 56 600 000 | 2,24 percent | 113,681,240 | 31,76 percent |
| Austria | 43.380 | 0,00 percent | 8,286,300 | 2,32 percent |
| Belgium | 6,630,580 | 0,26 percent | 8,078,760 | 2,26 percent |
| Bulgaria | 104,937,530 | 4,15 percent | 5,734,970 | 1,60 percent |
| Czech Republic | 83,125,970 | 3,29 percent | 9,045,250 | 2,53 percent |
| Denmark | 98.460 | 0,00 percent | 2,530,350 | 0,71 percent |
| Estonia | 1,743,810 | 0,07 percent | 1,241,410 | 0,35 percent |
| Finland | 42.120 | 0,00 percent | 2,914,590 | 0,81 percent |
| France | 59,055,490 | 2,34 percent | 31,387,970 | 8,77 percent |
| Croatia | 50,441,150 | 2,00 percent | 995.060 | 0,28 percent |
| Ireland | 0,00 | 0,00 percent | 3,323,670 | 0,93 percent |
| Spain | 40,761,190 | 1,61 percent | 15,864,090 | 4,43 percent |
| Sweden | 335.300 | 0,01 percent | 5,621,630 | 1,57 percent |
| Italy | 1,769,490,550 | 70,03 percent | 58,839,140 | 16,44 percent |
| Cyprus | 0,00 | 0,00 percent | 1,109,860 | 0,31 percent |
| Latvia | 1,574,380 | 0,06 percent | 2,950,590 | 0,82 percent |
| Lithuania | 1,134,050 | 0,04 percent | 3,981,410 | 1,11 percent |
| Luxembourg | 12.870 | 0,00 percent | 775.160 | 0,22 percent |
| Hungary | 151.980 | 0,01 percent | 9,353,510 | 2,61 percent |
| Malta | 5,841,610 | 0,23 percent | 38.080 | 0,01 percent |
| Netherlands | 1,259,220 | 0,05 percent | 17,464,110 | 4,88 percent |
| Poland | 59,594,820 | 2,36 percent | 23,584,000 | 6,59 percent |
| Portugal | 104,135,420 | 4,12 percent | 2,394,700 | 0,67 percent |
| Romania | 99,242,910 | 3,93 percent | 9,868,180 | 2,76 percent |
| Slovakia | 0,00 | 0,00 percent | 6,647,560 | 1,86 percent |
| Slovenia | 1,214,190 | 0,05 percent | 3,291,300 | 0,92 percent |
| Greece | 79,220,440 | 3,14 percent | 8,901,000 | 2,49 percent |
| Total | 2,526,687,920 | 100% | 357,903,870 | 100 percent |
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover from January through February 2024 increased by 0.77 percent, or $55.1 million, compared to the same period in 2023, from $7.1 billion to $7.2 billion.
Exports accounted for $4.7 billion in the structure of foreign trade turnover, which is $259.533 million, or 5.74 percent more than the same period last year. The proportion of exports in the foreign trade turnover amounted to 66.14 percent, up from 63.03 percent a year earlier.
Azerbaijan's imports in the reporting period decreased year-on-year by $204.3 million, or 7.71 percent, from $2.6 billion to about $2.4 billion. The share of imports in the foreign trade turnover amounted to 33.86 percent, up from 36.97 percent a year earlier.
To note, as a result, the foreign trade balance, while remaining positive during the reporting period, increased year-on-year by over $463.8 million, or 24.81 percent, to $2.3 billion against $1.8 billion in the 2023 review period.
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