BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Foreign direct
investment (FDI) in Azerbaijan’s economy reached $1.72 billion in
the first quarter of 2026, according to the Central Bank of
Azerbaijan, Trend’s
correspondent reports from the event.


The figures were presented during a briefing on the country’s
balance of payments by Samir Nasirov, Director of the Statistics
Department at the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA).


According to Nasirov, foreign direct investment in Azerbaijan
increased by 13.2% compared with the same period last year.







He added that outward direct investment from Azerbaijan totaled
$1.11 billion during the reporting period.