BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 26. The volume of loans extended by banks and non-bank financial institutions to Azerbaijan’s construction and building sector reached 1.8 billion manat ($1 billion) as of July 1, 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank (CBA) indicates that this figure decreased by 50.2 million manat ($29.5 million), or 2.7 percent, compared to the previous month, and fell by 15.4 million manat ($9 million), or 0.8 percent, year-on-year.
Overall, the loan portfolio for Azerbaijan’s real sector stands at 30.2 billion manat ($17.7 billion), including overdue loans totaling 527.4 million manat ($310.2 million).
This reflects a monthly increase of 43 million manat ($25.2 million), or 0.1 percent, and a year-on-year rise of 3.2 billion manat ($1.8 billion), or 12 percent.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's overdue loans increased by 19.1 million manat ($11.2 million), or 3.8 percent month-on-month, and by 75.7 million manat ($44.5 million), or 16.8 percent, compared to the same period last year.
