BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Retail sales in
Azerbaijan reached $19.05 billion (32.389 billion manats) during
the first six months of 2026, increasing 3.7% in real terms
compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the
State Statistics Committee.
The figures were published in the committee's report,
Macroeconomic Indicators of the Country's Socioeconomic Development
for January-June 2026.
The committee also reported that investment in Azerbaijan's
economy totaled $5.47 billion (9.295 billion manats) during the
January-June period, up 13.8% from the first half of 2025.
Investment in the non-oil and gas sector, however, fell 5.5%
year over year to $3.61 billion (6.132 billion manats).
Azerbaijan's gross domestic product (GDP) totaled $38.36 billion
(65.207 billion manats) in the first half of 2026, marking a 0.8%
increase compared with the same period last year.
During the reporting period, added value in the oil and gas
sector declined 0.7% to $11.54 billion (19.610 billion manats),
while added value in the non-oil and gas sector increased 1.5% to
$26.82 billion (45.596 billion manats), according to the
committee.
As of July 1, Azerbaijan's external public debt stood at $4.617
billion, down 7.9% from a year earlier.
The country's strategic foreign exchange reserves reached
$85.769 billion as of July 1, 2026, an increase of 10.4%compared
with the same date last year.
