PremiumAzerbaijan sheds light on top trading partners in Central Asia for 8M2025

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Kazakhstan confidently ranked first in terms of trade turnover with Azerbaijan from January through August 2025.

The data obtained by Trend from the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee shows that over the reporting period, this figure increased by $375.6 million, exceeding $547 million, which is significantly higher than the results of other countries in the region.

Meanwhile, the trade structure between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is marked by a significant import volume of $481.6 million to Azerbaijan.

Over the reporting period, Uzbekistan ranked second in trade turnover with Azerbaijan at around $292 million, showing a notable increase of more than $150 million.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan also showed significant growth, although their trade volumes with Azerbaijan remain significantly lower than the leaders. Kyrgyzstan nearly doubled its trade turnover with Azerbaijan to almost $60 million, while trade between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan more than doubled to $10 million, with exports from Tajikistan dominating.

Besides, Turkmenistan, which was among the leaders with nearly $300 million in trade turnover from January through August last year, saw its figure drop to $164.5 million in the first eight months of the current year.

Azerbaijan carried out foreign trade operations worth $32.1 billion in the eight months of this year, marking a growth of $1.1 billion or 3.6 percent compared to the same period last year.

Of the total foreign trade turnover, $17.1 billion accounted for exports and $15.1 billion for imports. Compared to the same period in the previous year, exports decreased by $1.2 billion or 6.4 percent, while imports increased by $2.3 billion or 17.9 percent.

Consequently, a surplus of $2 billion was recorded, marking a decrease of $3.5 billion or 2.7 times compared to the same period last year.