BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 16. Cargo and passenger transportation grew by 2.6 percent and five percent, respectively, from January through July 2025, compared to the same period of last year.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistical Committee shows that 136.9 million tons of cargo were transported by economic entities.
A total of 3.9 percent of freight was conveyed via maritime
channels, 7.2 percent through rail networks, 0.2 percent utilizing
aerial transport, 60.6 percent by terrestrial routes, and 28.1
percent through pipeline infrastructure.
The throughput of freight conveyed by non-public sector vehicles
experienced an uptick of 4.1 percent, while the proportional
contribution of this sector to the aggregate freight volume stood
at 79.4 percent.
During the specified reporting interval, transport operators
facilitated the movement of 1.18 million passengers, with 88.6
percent utilizing road transport, 10.7 percent leveraging metro
systems, and the remainder employing alternative transportation
modalities.
