BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 16. Azerbaijan attracted 2.99 billion manat ($1.7 billion) in foreign investment for fixed capital from January through September 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that this represents a 38 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Additionally, 2.24 billion manat ($1.31 billion) of the total foreign investment was directed to the oil and gas sector, while 746.4 million manat ($439 million) supported the non-oil and gas sector. Compared to the first nine months of 2024, foreign investment in the oil and gas sector grew by 23 percent, and investment in the non-oil sector more than doubled (2.2 times).
Overall, total fixed capital investment from all financial sources reached 13 billion manat ($7.6 billion), one percent up from the previous year. Investment in the oil and gas sector fell by 11.5 percent, while the non-oil sector saw a 7 percent increase.
Of the total investment, 6.64 billion manat ($3.9 billion) (51 percent) went to manufacturing, 4.29 billion manat ($2.5 billion) (33 percent) to services, and 2.1 billion manat ($1.2 billion) (16 percent) to residential construction. State investors contributed 51.6 percent of the total investment, with non-state investors providing 48.4 percent. Construction and installation projects accounted for 78.8 percent of all investment, and domestic sources covered 77.1% of total fixed capital investment.
