BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 30. The largest share of loans issued to households in Azerbaijan as of July 31, 2024, amounted to 57.3 percent of the total volume of lending, Trend reports.
According to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), the volume of loans issued to households increased by 2.9 billion manat ($1.7 billion), or 22.77 percent (from 12.7 billion manat ($7.4 billion) to 15.6 billion manat ($9.1 billion) year-on-year during the mentioned period.
Meanwhile, lending to the trade and services sector grew by 469.4 million manat ($276.1 million), or 13.77 percent, to 3.8 billion manat ($2.2 billion) against 3.4 billion manat ($2 billion) in the same period last year. The share of the trade and services sector in the total volume of lending amounted to 14.2 percent.
| Scope of the economy: | Volume of loans, 2024 (as of July 31) | Volume of loans, 2023 (as of July 31) |
| Trade and services | 3.8 billion manat ($2.2 billion) | 3.4 billion manat ($2 billion) |
| Energy, chemistry, and natural resources | 825.6 million manat ($485.6 million) | 692.4 million manat ($407.3 million) |
| Agriculture and processing | 463.9 million manat ($272.8 million) | 535.5 million manat ($315 million) |
| Construction and property | 1.2 billion manat ($705 million) | 1.1 billion manat ($647 million) |
| Industry and manufacturing sector | 2.1 billion manat ($1.2 billion) | 1 billion manat ($588 million) |
| Transportation and connection | 1.7 billion manat ($1 billion) | 1 billion manat ($585 million) |
| Households | 15.6 billion manat ($9.1 billion) | 12.7 billion manat ($7.4 billion) |
To note, the lending to the real sector of Azerbaijan's economy as of July 31, 2024, increased by 23.71 percent, or 5.2 billion manat ($3.05 billion) in comparison with the same period of 2023 (from 22 billion manat ($12.9 billion) to 27.2 billion manat ($16 billion).
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