BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 17. A total of 12,808 people traveled from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan from January through May 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee (SSC) indicates that this represents a slight decrease of 110 travelers, or 0.9 percent, compared to the same period last year (12,918 visitors).
Among these visitors, 6,831 came for tourism purposes, marking 747 people, or 9.9 percent, compared to last year’s 7,578 tourists. Of the tourists, 76 percent were men and 24 percent were women.
The majority preferred short stays, with 3,550 choosing 1 to 3-night visits. Travel modes included air transport for 2,311 tourists and sea transport for 4,520 tourists. Most tourists (4,250) traveled for leisure and entertainment.
Tourists from Turkmenistan recorded a total of 18,988 overnight stays in Azerbaijan. Of these, 622 were in hotels and hotel-like accommodations, 1,266 in rented houses, 6,852 in relatives’ or friends’ homes, and 10,248 in their own or family apartments. The capital city, Baku, accounted for 14,420 of these overnight stays.
Regarding service satisfaction, 6,145 tourists rated the services as satisfactory, while 686 found them unsatisfactory.
Meanwhile, tourists from Turkmenistan spent a total of 8.2 million manat ($4.8 million) during this period. Transportation expenses accounted for 2 million manat ($1.1 million), accommodation for 1.87 million, food for 2.39 million, cultural activities for 61,800 manat ($36,352), purchase of tourism packages for 1,400 manat ($823.5), sports and entertainment services for 57,800 manat ($33,999), shopping and gifts for 1.2 million manat ($705.8), and other expenses totaled 512,800 manat ($301,645).
