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Economy of Azerbaijan

Economy of Azerbaijan
Baku, the financial capital of Azerbaijan
CurrencyAzerbaijani manat (AZN, ₼)
Calendar year
Trade organisations
CIS, ECO, GUAM, WTO (observer)
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 10,156,256 (2022 Dec.)[2]
GDP
  • Increase $78.749 billion (nominal, 2024)[3]
  • Increase $199.195 billion (PPP, 2024 est.)[3]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 4.6% (2022)
  • 1.1% (2023)
  • 2.8% (2024)[3]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $7,641 (nominal, 2024)[3]
  • Increase $19,328 (PPP, 2024 est.)[3]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
13.6% (2023 Jan.)[5]
Population below poverty line
  • 4.8% (2019 est.)[4]
  • Positive decrease 7.0% on less than $5.50/day (2020)[6]
33.7 medium (2021)[4]
Steady 23 out of 100 points (2023, 154th rank)
Labour force
  • Increase 5,073,024 (2019)[8]
  • Increase 63.0% employment rate (2018)[9]
Labour force by occupation
Unemployment
  • Negative increase 5.0% (2020 est.)[10]
  • Positive decrease 4.9% (2018)[11]
  • Positive decrease 13.4% youth unemployment (2015)[12]
Average gross salary
AZN 839 / €466 monthly (December, 2022)
AZN 720 / €400 monthly (December, 2022)
Main industries
petroleum and natural gas; petroleum products; oilfield equipment; steel; iron ore; cement; chemicals; petrochemicals; textiles; machinery; cotton; foodstuffs
External
ExportsIncrease $38.1 billion (2022 Dec.)[13]
Export goods
oil and gas, machinery, foodstuffs, cotton
Main export partners
ImportsIncrease $14.5 billion (2022 Dec.)[15]
Import goods
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $79.53 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[4]
  • Increase Abroad: $19.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[4]
Increase $4.4 billion (2019 est.)[4]
Negative increase $8.927 billion (2020 est.)[4]
Public finances
Negative increase 17.59% of GDP (2020 est.)[4]
5.55% (of GDP) (2019 est.)[4]
Revenues17.175 billion (2022 est.)[16]
Expenses19.002 billion (2022 est.)[17]
Increase $70,1 billion (2024 est.)[4]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Azerbaijan is highly dependent on oil and gas exports, in particular since the completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline. The transition to oil production in the late 1990s led to rapid economic growth over the period 1995–2014.[22][23] Since 2014, GDP growth has slowed down substantially.[23]

Large oil reserves are a major contributor to Azerbaijan's economy. Gas and oil make up two-thirds of Azerbaijan's GDP, making it one of the top ten most fossil fuel-dependent economies in the world.[24]

Azerbaijan's economy is characterized by corruption and inequality.[22] The country's oil wealth has significantly strengthened the stability of Ilham Aliyev's regime and enriched ruling elites in Azerbaijan.[25][26][27][28] The country's oil wealth has enabled the state to host lavish international events, as well as engage in extensive lobbying efforts abroad.[29][30]

The national currency is the Azerbaijani manat. The private sector is weak in Azerbaijan, as the economy is dominated by state-owned enterprises.[23] More than half of the formal labor force works for the government in Azerbaijan.[23]

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  30. ^ Harding, Luke; Barr, Caelainn; Nagapetyants, Dina (4 September 2017). "Everything you need to know about the Azerbaijani Laundromat" – via www.theguardian.com.
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