BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 18. The volume of trade
between Azerbaijan and China from January through March 2026
amounted to $1.104 billion.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Service indicates that
this is $75.05 million, or 7.3%, more than the same period of
2025.
Over the reporting period, trade turnover with China accounted
for 11.73% of Azerbaijan’s total foreign trade volume, placing
China third among the countries with which Azerbaijan conducts the
most trade.
From January through March 2026, Azerbaijan exported goods worth
$29.05 million to China, which is $5.8 million, or approximately
25.2%, more than the same period last year.
At the same time, Azerbaijan imported goods worth $1.07 billion
from China, which is $60.2 million, or 6.9%, more than the same
period of 2025. Thus, China has become Azerbaijan’s largest trading
partner in terms of the volume of goods imported.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan carried out trade transactions with
foreign countries totaling $9.4 billion from January through March
of this year. This is $2.6 billion, or 21.9%, less than the same
period last year.
Of the total foreign trade turnover, $5.4 billion was accounted
for by exports, and $4.005 billion by imports. Over the past year,
exports decreased by $984 million, or 15.4%, while imports
decreased by $1.6 billion, or 29.3%.
Consequently, the trade balance showed a surplus of $1.3
billion, which is $675 million, or 1.9 times, higher than the
previous year.
