BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28. Azerbaijan exported methanol (methyl alcohol) totaling 207,500 tons from January through June 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee indicates that revenue from the export of this volume of product totaled $53.3 million.
In the interim, Azerbaijan's methanol export metrics exhibited a
contraction of 23,700 tons, translating to a decrement of 10.2
percent in volumetric terms. Conversely, the fiscal valuation
experienced an uptick of $7.5 million, reflecting a 16.4 percent
enhancement, juxtaposed against the corresponding timeframe from
the previous annum (231,200 tons of methanol appraised at $45.8
million).
Methanol exports constituted a mere 0.41 percent of Azerbaijan's
aggregate export portfolio and represented a modest 3.04 percent of
the non-oil export segment throughout the specified reporting
timeframe.
It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan executed trade operations
amounting to $24.4 billion with international entities during the
first half of 2025, reflecting an increase of $2.63 billion, or
12.1 percent, compared to the previous year.
Of that total, $12.8 billion was allocated to export transactions,
while $11.5 billion was designated for import activities. Despite a
marginal contraction in export metrics by 0.2 percent, there was a
significant escalation in import volumes, surging by 29.9
percent.
As a result, the international trade surplus contracted to $1.35
billion, reflecting a threefold decrease, or a reduction of $2.67
billion, in comparison to the corresponding timeframe from the
previous year.
