BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. Azerbaijan's
surplus in transport services rose 9.9% in the first half of f 2026
and reached $941.1 million.
This was reflected in a report from the Central Bank of
Azerbaijan (CBA).
The CBA noted that in the first six months of 2025, this figure
stood at $856.4 million. According to the CBA, this dynamic
indicates that transport services have become a stable component
positively influencing the services balance.
According to the report, during the mentioned period, the total
volume of services within the framework of the country's economic
relations with foreign countries amounted to $9.2 billion.
Overall, the deficit in the services balance decreased by 1.2%
to $1 billion. The deficit in the services balance for the oil and
gas sector, driven primarily by construction and other business
services, stood at $1 billion, while the deficit for the non-oil
and gas sector amounted to $66.5 million.
Transport services accounted for 28.5% of the total volume of
mutual services trade.
Of the total transport services valued at $2.6 billion, 67.8%
related to the use of Azerbaijan's transport services by
non-residents.
Over the reporting period, the value of transport services
provided by Azerbaijani residents to non-residents was $1.8
billion, while the value of services provided by non-residents to
Azerbaijani residents was $0.8 billion.
Exports of transport services in the non-oil and gas sector grew
by 6.6% compared to the same period last year, while imports
decreased by 1.7%.
