BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30. Azerbaijan exported a total of 5,418 tons of cotton yarn, from January through June 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee shows that export in this quantity brought $12.9 million in revenue.
The cotton yarn export quantity rose by 1,123 tons, or 26.1 percent, and the export value - by $1.8 million, or 16.2 percent year-on-year.
During the first six months of 2024, Azerbaijan exported 336,100 tons of cotton yarn valued at $20.6 million.
The product exports made up 0.1 percent of the country’s total exports and 0.74 percent of exports from the non-oil sector in the reporting period.
From January through June this year, Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with foreign countries reached $24.4 billion, which is an increase of $2.63 billion, or 12.1 percent, compared to the same period last year, when trade totaled $21.77 billion.
Exports accounted for $12.88 billion of the turnover, while imports were $11.52 billion. Over the past year, exports slipped slightly by 0.2 percent, while imports surged by 29.9 percent.
Consequently, Azerbaijan posted a positive trade balance of $1.36 billion - $2.67 billion- or three-times lower year-on-year.
