Azerbaijan

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Trade in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan was the world’s 77th largest exporter of goods and 78th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $25042 and $8120 million USD respectively. Azerbaijan’s top export category was fuels and mining products, followed by agricultural products, and manufactures. In 2023, Azerbaijan’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Italy, Turkey and Israel, with trade representing 82.57 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Azerbaijan is the world’s 82 largest importer of goods and 72 largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $24380 and $10171 million USD respectively in 2025. Azerbaijan’s top import category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products and fuels and mining products.  Leading import partners were Russian Federation, China and Turkey. Azerbaijan is part of 8 different Regional Trade Agreements, such as Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Georgia – Azerbaijan and GUAM.

 

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General Information

This section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information.

Official Name

Republic of Azerbaijan

Abbreviation

AZ

Capital

Baku

WTO Membership Date

Observer

Legal System

civil law system

Language

Azebaijani

Number of Time Zone(s)

1

Additional Information

Financial Information

This section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance.

Currency

Azerbaijani manat

Exchange Rate

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Contact Information

This section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources.

Business Support Organizations

SPS Enquiry Points

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • SPS Enquiry and Notification Center under
    Azerbaijan Food Safety Institute (AFSI)
    Phone: (+994 12) 377 0020 (ext. 549)
    Website: www.afsi.gov.az

    73C, Suleyman Sani Akhundov street

    [email protected]

TBT Enquiry Points

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • Azerbaijan Standardization Institute
    PLE under the State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
    Phone: +994 12 5149603, ext 107
    Website: http://www.azstand.gov.az

    AZ1029, Baku city
    E. Isagzade settlement
    7th cross-street

    [email protected]

Additional Information

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Last Reviewed: October, 2026

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