BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 18. Azerbaijan's product imports amounted to $16.7 billion from January through September 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee shows that the public sector accounted for $5.13 billion, the private sector—$10.03 billion, and individuals—$1.61 billion of total imports.
In juxtaposition to the corresponding timeframe of the preceding
annum, these metrics exhibited an escalation of 31.3 percent, 7.9
percent, and 11.4 percent, respectively.
Throughout the designated reporting interval, the proportion of
imports attributable to the public sector stood at 30.58 percent,
while the private sector accounted for 59.84 percent, and
individual contributions represented 9.58 percent.
Concurrently, the aggregate valuation of product exports emanating
from Azerbaijan during the period spanning January to September
2025 reached a substantial $18.6 billion.
The public sector contributed $8.3 billion, while the private
sector generated $10.2 billion, and individual entities accounted
for $86.8 million of the overall export figures.
Compared to the same period last year, these figures decreased by 12.6 percent, 0.4 percent, and 9.6 percent, respectively.
During the reporting period, the share of the public sector in exports was 44.61 percent, the private sector—54.93 percent, and individuals—0.47 percent.
Azerbaijan's trade turnover with foreign countries amounted to $35.3 billion for the period from January through September 2025, which is $877 million, or 2.5 percent, more than the same period last year.
Of the foreign trade turnover, $18.6 billion accounted for exports and $16.7 billion for imports. Compared to the same period last year, exports decreased by $1.2 billion, or 6.3 percent, while imports increased by $2.1 billion, or 14.5 percent.
As a result, international commerce yielded a surplus of $1.83 billion, reflecting a decrement of $3.3 billion, or a factor of 2.8 reduction compared to the previous fiscal year.
