BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. Germany's direct foreign investment in Azerbaijan’s economy amounted to $17 million in the first half of 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank (CBA) indicates that this represents a decline of $27.1 million, or 61.4 percent, compared with the same period last year.
Additionally, German investments accounted for 0.5 percent of Azerbaijan’s total foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first half.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijani investments in Germany totaled $14 million, down slightly by $602,000, or 4.1 percent, year-on-year. This places Germany 11th among countries receiving the largest share of Azerbaijan’s outbound FDI, accounting for 1 percent of the total.
In the first half of 2024, Germany’s direct investment in Azerbaijan reached $44.2 million, while Azerbaijan invested approximately $14.5 million in Germany.
Over the same period, total foreign direct investment into Azerbaijan exceeded $3.2 billion, marking an increase of $244.3 million, or 8.2 percent, compared with the first half of last year. Azerbaijani investments abroad also rose, reaching $1.35 billion, up $351.5 million, or 35.2 percent, year-on-year.
