Baku: Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector exports saw a notable increase of 7.3% in the period of January to November 2025 compared to the same timeframe in 2024, reaching a total of 3.3 billion US dollars. In the same period, food exports rose sharply by 19.4%, amounting to 1.1 billion US dollars.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, data from the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication highlighted significant growth in several export categories. Sugar exports increased by 19.6 million US dollars, marking a 52.4% rise. Fruits and vegetables saw a substantial boost of 179.6 million US dollars, a 28.6% increase. Meanwhile, aluminum and related products grew by 30.6 million US dollars, up 16.8%, and chemical industry products rose by 36.9 million US dollars or 13.9%. There were also increases in cotton yarn and tea exports by 13.3% and 3%, respectively. Furthermore, vegetable and animal fats and oils exports experienced a marginal increase of 2%.
In addition, exports of agricultural products surged by 27.1% to 892.1 million US dollars, while agro-industrial products exports saw a slight rise of 0.3% to 288.2 million US dollars. Altogether, the combined exports of agricultural and agro-industrial products grew by 19.4% to a total of 1.2 billion US dollars.