BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 13. Consumers in Azerbaijan purchased 23.4 billion manat ($13.7 billion) worth of food products through the country’s retail network from January through September 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that this figure represents a 1.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Food products accounted for 50.4 percent of total retail trade turnover during this period.
In total, retail trade in the first nine months amounted to 46.4 billion manat ($27.2 billion), including 25.3 billion manat ($14.8 billion) for food products, beverages, and tobacco products, and 21 billion manat ($12.3 billion) for non-food goods. Compared to the same period in 2024, retail turnover grew by 3.7 percent in real terms, with food, beverages, and tobacco rising by 1.3 percent and non-food goods increasing by 6.8 percent.
