BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. A total of 153.4 million manat ($90.5 million) was invested in fixed capital in Azerbaijan’s information and communication sector from January through June of this year.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee shows that this figure decreased by 66.3 million manat ($39 million), or 30.2 percent, compared to the same period in 2024.
The share of investments in fixed capital in this sector amounted to 1.9 percent of the total.
During the reporting period, 139.9 million manat ($82.5 million) of the total investment was directed specifically to fixed capital in the communication sector, marking a decrease of 58.2 million manat ($34.3 million) or 29.4 percent compared to the first six months of last year.
To note, over eight billion manat ($4.7 billion) was invested in Azerbaijan’s economic and social sectors from all financial sources from January through June 2025, which is 0.5 percent less than in the same period last year.
Despite a contraction of 23.8 percent in capital allocation within the hydrocarbon sector, there was a notable uptick of 13.5 percent in investment directed towards alternative sectors. In the overall investment landscape, a substantial allocation of four billion manat, equivalent to $2.3 billion, representing 50.4 percent of the total, was directed towards production domains. Concurrently, 2.67 billion manat, or $1.57 billion, accounting for 33.1 percent, was channeled into service sectors. Additionally, 1.33 billion manat, translating to $782.3 million, which constitutes 16.5 percent, was earmarked for residential construction initiatives.
