BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. The Russian Federation's direct investments in Azerbaijan reached around $64.3 million in the first quarter of 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan indicates that this marks an increase of $8.78 million, or 15.8 percent, compared to the same period in 2024.
Russian investment accounted for 4.2 percent of the total direct foreign investment into Azerbaijan during this period.
Conversely, Azerbaijan’s investment in the Russian economy reached $18.4 million, representing a sharp rise of $11.2 million, or 2.6 times, from the same period in 2024. The share of these outbound investments directed toward Russia made up 5.9 percent of Azerbaijan’s total direct foreign investments abroad, placing Russia fifth among destinations for Azerbaijani capital.
Annual data from 2024 shows that Russia had invested $55.5 million into the Azerbaijani economy, while Azerbaijan had invested $7.18 million in Russia.
Total direct foreign investment into the Azerbaijani economy during the first quarter of 2025 exceeded $1.51 billion, showing a modest rise of $10.4 million, or 0.7 percent, compared to the same period a year earlier.
At the same time, Azerbaijan’s total outbound direct foreign investment amounted to $315.1 million, down $15.3 million, or 4.6 percent, from the first quarter of 2024.
