Baku: Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector exports experienced a significant rise of 11.4% in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year, totaling 2.09 billion US dollars. This growth was highlighted by a notable increase in food product exports, which climbed by 23.9% to reach 689 million US dollars.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the ‘Export Review’ published by the Center for Analysis and Communication of Economic Reforms (CAERC) reported a robust performance across various segments of Azerbaijan’s non-oil exports. Specifically, sugar exports increased by 10.9 million US dollars, marking a 55.1% rise, while fruit and vegetable exports surged by 122.6 million US dollars, up 31.9%. Additionally, exports of chemical industry products rose by 45.2 million US dollars or 30.4%, ferrous metals and products by 8.6 million US dollars or 19.1%, cotton yarn by 2.6 million US dollars or 18.2%, and tea by 317 thousand US dollars or 8.8%.
In the agricultural sector, exports saw a marked increase of 27.9%, reaching 551.4 million US dollars, while agro-industrial products experienced a 7.3% rise, amounting to 178.8 million US dollars. The combined export value of agricultural and agro-industrial products escalated by 22.1%, totaling 730.2 million US dollars during the January-July 2025 period.