BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 29. Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector exports increased by 11.4 percent compared to the same period in 2024, reaching over $2 billion.
Data obtained by Trend from the August edition of the "Export Review" published by the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC) indicates that exports of food products during this period rose by 23.9 percent, totaling $689 million.
Meanwhile, sugar exports during this period increased by $10.9 million, or 55.1 percent; fruit and vegetable exports by $122.6 million, or 31.9 percent; chemical industry products by $45.2 million, or 30.4 percent; ferrous metals and related products by $8.6 million, or 19.1 percent; cotton yarn by $2.6 million, or 18.2 percent; and tea by $317,000, or 8.8 percent, compared to the same period last year.
Moreover, agricultural product exports during the first seven months of this year grew by 27.9 percent to $551.4 million, while agro-industrial product exports rose by 7.3 percent to $178.8 million. Overall, the combined export of agricultural and agro-industrial goods increased by 22.1 percent, reaching $730.2 million.
In the list of non-oil sector export items, gold ranked first with $178.8 million, followed by tomatoes at $156.9 million and cotton fiber at $108.1 million.
In July 2025, peaches topped the export list with $48.5 million, gold ranked second with $33.9 million, and high-temperature distilled coal tar oils and related products stood third with $13.8 million.
During the first seven months of 2025, exports to the Russian Federation amounted to $716.6 million, to Türkiye $339.7 million, to Switzerland $186.6 million, to Georgia $183.4 million, and to Ukraine $109.9 million. In July alone, exports to Russia were $130.6 million, Türkiye $52.5 million, Switzerland $34.3 million, Georgia $28.7 million, and Ukraine $14.1 million.
The top ten non-state exporters in January–July 2025 included "PRIME COTTON" LLC, the representative office of "Azerbaijan International Mining Company Limited," "Export Stream" LLC, "Baku Steel Company" JSC, "Azerbaijan Sugar Production Association" LLC, "UYTROP" LLC, "P-AQRO" LLC, "Sahdag SY" LLC, "Avrora" LLC, and "HOPER" LLC.
Among state-owned enterprises engaged in non-oil exports, the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic’s (SOCAR) Marketing and Economic Operations Department topped the list, followed by "SOCAR Polymer" LLC, "AzerGold" JSC, "Azeraluminium" LLC, SOCAR’s Gas Export Department, "Azercotton Agro-Industrial Complex" LLC, "SOCAR-Diver" LLC, "Azerbaijan Railways" JSC, the State Energy Service of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and the "Istisu" mineral water plant LLC.
Furthermore, the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) raked in $10.1 million by exporting satellite telecommunication services to 41 countries during the reporting period. Revenue from service exports accounted for 66 percent of Azercosmos’s total income. In July alone, the agency provided $1.6 million worth of services to 35 countries.
The top five markets for satellite telecommunication services during the reporting period were the United Kingdom with $2.7 million, Luxembourg with $2.1 million, Nigeria with $498,900, Türkiye with $461,000, and Egypt with $417,500.
