BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 9. Azerbaijan's
economy grew in the period from January through August 2026.
This was reflected in report published by the State Statistics
Committee.
According to the report, Azerbaijan produced gross domestic
product (GDP) worth 87.7 billion manat ($51.6 billion) in the
mentioned period, which is 1.2% higher than in the same period last
year. Over the past year, the value of the country’s oil and gas
GDP decreased by 0.8% to 26.2 billion manat ($15.4 billion).
Meanwhile, non-oil and gas GDP rose by 2.1% to 61.5 billion manat
($36.2 billion).
During the reporting period, the total value of industrial
output in Azerbaijan fell by 0.4% year-on-year to 44.6 billion
manat ($26.2 billion), while non-oil and gas industrial output
increased by 5.4% to 14.6 billion manat ($8.6 billion). The total
value of agricultural production grew by 2.6% to 10.1 billion manat
($5.9 billion), transport and warehousing services rose by 8.7% to
10.9 billion manat ($6.4 billion), and information and
communication services increased by 10.7% to 2.7 billion manat
($1.6 billion).
