BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. Azerbaijan carried out trade operations totalling $32 billion with 173 foreign countries from January through August 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the country's State Customs Committee shows that the trade turnover amounted to $15.2 billion in exports and $13.6 billion in imports.
The exports decreased by 5.4 percent, while imports grew by 26.1 percent year-on-year.
As a result, a surplus of $1.6 billion was recorded, which is 3.3 times less compared to the same period in 2024.
During the reporting period, Azerbaijan’s largest trade partner was Italy, with a trade turnover of $8.3 billion in the first eight months of the year, accounting for 25.86 percent of Azerbaijan’s total trade.
Türkiye ranked second with $3.8 billion in trade turnover, followed by Russia in third place with $3.3 billion.
The list of the top 10 countries with which Azerbaijan conducted trade operations in the reporting period is below:
|
Country |
Trade turnover |
Share in total turnover, % |
|
Italy |
$8.3 billion |
25.86 |
|
Türkiye |
$3.8 billion |
11.97 |
|
Russia |
$3.3 billion |
10.42 |
|
China |
$2.9 billion |
9.16 |
|
Germany |
$1 billion |
3.22 |
|
UK |
$928.78 million |
2.89 |
|
US |
$799.58 million |
2.49 |
|
Czech Republic |
$702.7 million |
2.19 |
|
Kazakhstan |
$547.57 million |
1.7 |
|
Georgia |
$541 million |
1.69 |
