BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 31. Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector exports grew by 9.9 percent from January through June 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, reaching $1.8 billion.
Data obtained by Trend from the July edition of the “Export Review” published by the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAECR) indicates that food exports over this period increased by 19.1 percent, amounting to $564.7 million.
Key contributors to the growth included sugar (up $7.4 million or 54.4 percent), chemical products (up $48.7 million or 38.7 percent), fruits and vegetables (up $81.2 million or 24.3 percent), cotton yarn (up $1.8 million or 16.6 percent), ferrous metals and related goods (up $5.1 million or 12.5 percent), tea (up $62,500 or 2 percent), and aluminum products (up $666,800 or 0.7 percent).
Agricultural exports rose by 21.9 percent to $455.2 million, while agro-industrial exports grew by 7.7 percent to $145 million. Combined, these categories amounted to $600.3 million, an increase of 18.2 percent.
In the list of top non-oil export goods, tomatoes ranked first with $149 million, followed by gold at $144 million and cotton at $98.6 million. For June 2025 alone, tomatoes led with $35.2 million, followed by gold ($22.7 million) and fresh cherries and sour cherries ($18.8 million).
During the first half of the year, Azerbaijan exported non-oil goods worth $586 million to Russia, $287.2 million to Türkiye, $154.8 million to Georgia, $151.5 million to Switzerland, and $95.8 million to Ukraine. In June, exports to Russia totaled $143.1 million, to Türkiye $35.9 million, to Georgia $29.3 million, to Switzerland $23.6 million, and to Ukraine $19.3 million.
The top ten private exporters included MKT Production and Commercial LLC, the Azerbaijan office of Azerbaijan International Mining Company Ltd, Baku Steel Company CJSC, Export Stream LLC, P-AQRO LLC, Azerbaijan Sugar Production Association LLC, Aurora LLC, Sahdag SY LLC, UYTROP LLC, and Green Tech LLC.
Among state-owned entities involved in non-oil exports, the Marketing and Economic Operations Department of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) led the list. It was followed by SOCAR Polymer LLC, AzerGold CJSC, Azeraluminium LLC, SOCAR's Gas Export Department, Azercotton Agro-Industrial Complex LLC, SOCAR-DALGIC LLC, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, Istisu Mineral Water Plant LLC, and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic State Energy Service.
The Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) exported satellite telecommunication services worth $8.5 million to 41 countries from January through June 2025. These exports accounted for 65 percent of the agency’s total income. In June alone, Azercosmos provided services worth $1.5 million to 34 countries.
The top five markets for Azercosmos' services were the UK ($2.3 million), Luxembourg ($1.8 million), Nigeria ($436,000), Türkiye ($385,100), and Egypt ($357,900).
