BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. France imported crude oil and crude oil products derived from bituminous rocks from Azerbaijan worth $41.3 million, totaling 81,700 tons from January through June 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee indicates that the value of these exports declined by $15.8 million, or 27.6 percent, while the volume fell by 8,000 tons, or 8.9 percent, compared with the same period last year.
France found itself in the 18th spot on the list of Azerbaijan’s prime oil export destinations during the reporting period.
Overall, Azerbaijan exported crude oil and crude oil products from bituminous rocks worth $7.7 billion to 19 countries, totaling 14.5 million tons. This represents a 17 percent, or $1.6 billion, decrease in value and a 1.5 percent, or 225,500 tons, decrease in volume compared with the same period last year.
Trade between Azerbaijan and France reached $189.7 million during the reporting period, down $7.5 million, or 3.8 percent, year-on-year. France accounted for 0.66 percent of Azerbaijan’s total trade turnover. Azerbaijan’s exports to France totaled $45.8 million in the first seven months, marking a decline of $16.8 million, or 26.8 percent, compared with the same period in 2024.
Concurrently, the influx of imports from France escalated to
$143.8 million, marking an uptick of $9.3 million, or 6.9 percent,
on a year-over-year basis, indicative of a sustained augmentation
in the penetration of French commodities within the Azerbaijani
marketplace.
Azerbaijan's external trade volume achieved $28.8 billion,
reflecting a 7.25 percent uptick relative to the corresponding
timeframe of the previous fiscal year.
The export segment constituted $15.2 billion of the overall revenue
stream, whereas the import sector aggregated to $13.6 billion. In a
year-over-year analysis, there was a contraction in exports by 5.4
percent, while imports experienced a substantial escalation of 26.1
percent.
As a result, the nation achieved a favorable trade surplus
amounting to $1.6 billion, albeit reflecting a 3.3-fold diminution
relative to the preceding fiscal year.
